Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Registration timeout setting

[Allan <amau sympatico ca>]

On Sunday 22 January 2006 11:21, Damien Sandras wrote:
> Le dimanche 22 janvier 2006 à 10:24 -0500, Allan a écrit :
> > As a matter of curiosity, could someone explain to me why virtually all
> > VOIP softphones I have tested have a default registration timeout setting
> > of 3600. If I'm not mistaken that number is in seconds i.e. corresponds
> > to one hour.
> >
> > Doesn't such a setting defeat the whole purpose of VOIP?  It's like
> > having a telephone that only works for one hour at a time unless you
> > happen to think of resetting it again.
>
> Well, that breaks only if your IP address changes during that hour.
> Otherwise, there is no reason to reregister again before that time.


But that's my point.  Why have to reregister after such a short period of 
time?