Timeout for Cookie?

[Takara]

In the admin cp, for the option
"Timeout for Cookie
This is the time in seconds that a user must remain inactive before the unread posts are reset to read."

I heard that if you set it higher, it causes more server load.. but I think having to sit there for 900 seconds is way to long. Can I set the cookie to timeout after 30 seconds? And will it affect anything else?

[Smoothie]

It won't give your members much time to read posts if they get a glass of water. ;) The forums will be marked as read after 30 seconds of inactivity.

[Takara]

Ahhh, so its for the whole forum, not just the specific post. I get it now, sorry <^_^;

[Admin]

Originally posted by Takara
I heard that if you set it higher, it causes more server load..
I don't know how told you this, but he was wrong. Unless you have a really really large board, with more than 1500 concurrent users, you have nothing to worry about.

[Takara]

I was looking at this post firefly:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=226579#post226579

[Admin]

His server config might be messed up, then.

[Takara]

lol, okie ^_^
Thanks for the help as always :)