

The value 0 (DWORD) stands for no timeout at all (stay connected forever), and that's the default setting.

If there was no activity from a client during the specified timeout, the corresponding client will be disconnected. Server for Windows: Added support for "IdleTimeout" registry key which specifies how many seconds to wait for mouse or keyboard events.Java Viewer: Fixed a problem when the viewer did not start in applet mode (sf bug #1390).Server for Windows: Fixed server crash on Windows 7 introduced in version 2.8.2.Source Code for Windows (Server and Viewer): Changed output directory structure in internal build scripts (the changes do not affect distribution packages).Server for Windows: Fixed a bug that could make the server crash after a client has disconnected.Finally, the bug introduced in version 2.8.2 is fixed for all Windows 7 computers. Server for Windows: Fixed server crash on some Windows 7 systems.Server for Windows: Built-in Java Viewer updated to its latest version (2.8.3).Server for Windows: Fixed minor resource leaks (GuiThread and SocketIPv4 objects did not always closed all their handles properly).Server for Windows: Added extra diagnostics for the "Connection has been gracefully closed" bug (sf bug #1386).Server for Windows: Fixed a problem of connecting to Windows 2003 Server after conneting via RDP.


'Tight' slaat op het gebruik van compressie, waardoor het programma ook goed presteert over trage verbindingen. TightVNC is zo'n programma en, zoals de naam al aangeeft, maakt het gebruik van VNC. Er zijn verschillende programma's om computers op afstand te besturen.
