Keeping apps on in the background for over 10 minutes?

Is this possible?
I use irc and some times i keep it ont he background for hours on my macbook pro but on the ipad it keeps saying i have to open it every 10 minutes otherwise it disconnects and other similar apps... i know its supposed to save battery but i really would like to keep it open non stop for as many hours as i like as i have a charger next to me that it can be plugged into...
I am trying to replace my macbook pro with the ipad for the summer as the macbook pro burns my legs after ages of using it even with a matt lap top thing to stop it burning my legs it just takes longer, but the only thing stopping me being able to do so is my downloads and the fact that irc keeps wanting to close after 10 minutes, it would be great if there was some kind of exeption list where it would just stay on for as long as i want.. is this possible?

Is it possible? No.
From another discussion on this same question:
"There is a simple reason for this; iOS4 only provides three distinct active 'background' modes: audio, VOIP and location. There isn't a general 'keep a network connection open' background mode."
"What Colloquy is doing is being a bit sneaky and taking advantage of the task-completion API that is designed to let apps complete a long running task (such as downloading a large file) when the user exits the app. There is no way to control the timeout."
This means that a user interaction via a notification is necessary or the iOS will terminate the app after 10 minutes.
If you want to read the whole and somewhat contentious thread go here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=945300
If you wish to suggest to Apple that they provide a mechanism for Apps to stay permanently in the background while maintaining an Internet connection go here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

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