>Beth,
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>In SQL Server 2005, there's a "remote query timeout option" configuration option that allows you to set the interval on the server side. The default is 600 seconds (10 minutes). The specifics are in BOL under "timeout options (SQL Server)" as the fourth sub-item -- it has the title listed above. I think this only applies to *outgoing* queries (not incoming ones) but it's worth a try.
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>FYI, you might also need to set both the DBPROP_GENERALTIMEOUT and DBPROP_COMMANDTIMEOUT values to your desired timeout length (rather than just the command timeout).
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>HTH.

Thanks, Evan. We'll look into it, though for me the problem seems to be with our server rather than with this setting.