Library /sys$common/syshlp/ncphelp.hlb SET, EXECUTOR, OUTGOING TIMER seconds  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

 Specifies a time out value for the elapsed time between the moment a
 connection is requested and the moment that connection is acknowledged
 by the destination node.  A value in the range of 30 to 60 seconds is
 recommended.  The default is 60.