# How Long Before You Are Logged Out

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-you-are-logged-out/512590>\
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**Created:** [October 4, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-you-are-logged-out/512590 "2009-10-04T21:56:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-you-are-logged-out/512590/1 "2009-10-04T21:56:13Z")

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How long does it take before you are automatically logged out of Straight Dope Message Board if you don’t have any activity?

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-you-are-logged-out/512590/2 "2009-10-04T21:58:44Z")

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Never, if you check the box at login that says, “keep me logged in”.