Index: sources/MainTimer.cpp
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diff -u -r64d87d540594252e8039ab2595016d98f1e3cc28 -r583d1953c783940c93f22c37b23daadb1ff3a09c
--- sources/MainTimer.cpp	(.../MainTimer.cpp)	(revision 64d87d540594252e8039ab2595016d98f1e3cc28)
+++ sources/MainTimer.cpp	(.../MainTimer.cpp)	(revision 583d1953c783940c93f22c37b23daadb1ff3a09c)
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@
  */
 void MainTimer::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *)
 {
+#ifndef DISABLE_ACKNOW_CHECKIN_MESSAGE_LOG
     emit didTimeout();
+#endif
     // I'm not sure how often we need to check for this.
     // if it needs to be checked each second pass true
     // if it needs to be checked each day    pass false