[ale] Strange diald trigger

[Jim Kinney]

And I thought _my_ explanation was pure fiction!!

James Kinney M.S.Physics		jkinney at teller.physics.emory.edu
Educational Technology Specialist	404-727-4734
Department of Physics Emory University	http://teller.physics.emory.edu

On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Raylynn A. Knight wrote:

> My Win98 box was checking Microsoft for Updates every 30 minutes.  Could
> this be what is triggering your diald?
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Gary S.
> > Mackay
> > Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 8:44 AM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: [ale] Strange diald trigger
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know what a Win98 box would be sending out every half
> > hour that
> > triggers diald? I have working just fine for NT, Win98 and a Win95 box. I
> > recently added another win98 box and to the best of my knowledge, it is
> > configured just like the rest. But, while it is powered on, diald triggers
> > every half hour. Turn it off, and diald only triggers when I want
> > it to. I've
> > compared all the settings, hosts file, etc. between it and the rest of the
> > boxes and can not find any difference. What else could it be?
> >
> > - Gary
> >
> >
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