timing out of login while posting

[triton28]

Sometimes when I am replying to a post I strive to be clear and concise and in doing so it takes a while to compost my reply/ies.
And sometimes if it is of a technical nature I like to review what I post for accuracy and completeness before posting and that takes more time.
So to the topic: Is there an automatic time out built in to the forum if "apparent" inactivity is detected? If so what is the time frame for composing a reply/post before being logged out? Several times in recent months I have been composing a post/reply while logged in and when I opt for Submit, a message pops up that I must be logged in to post/reply. So I just moved on without having to reply all over again.
Is the solution saving my post/reply as a draft before I opt for submit? I can do that if necessary but that seems cumbersome to then have to log in again. Perhaps we could examine the time out parameters and lengthen them a bit and advise the membership of any change.
Thanks,
Dave

[ekap1200]

I have the same problem. I usually , highlight and depress , control / C and it will save your text, if you need to re-post. then just control/V to paste it into the post again.

[triton28]

Thanks Gene. I will try that out sometime.
Regards,
Dave

[Highway Rider]

Not sure why you are timing out on posting. The setting for this is set to never timeout, and it has been set there,-- well,-- I don't know for how long now. But I will look into this further, as I am well aware of the frustration when this happens

[triton28]

Hello Highway Rider;
I have been thinking perhaps it may be on my pc settings so I'm sure between your investigations and my own the solution will be found.
Thanks for the effort,
Dave

[Van Voyager]

Is it possible this happens when you open a reply to a thread but someone else posts a reply before your post in submitted?

EDIT: Just tried the above and received the following message:

"At least one new post has been made to this topic. You may wish to review your post in light of this."

But it didn't change anything in my compose window - i.e. my previously composed response was still all there.

[triton28]

Hello Van Voyager;
I also have had that message and did not lose any of what I had written as I was still logged on.
My occurrence was a total (timed I suspect), logoff and as a result I lost all of the composition I was writing. So I logged in again and all was gone.
Dave