Mike,
> The solutions are: > > ping something first to establish the connection. > > or > stop and restart the application causing initial trigger (kmail) > > or > if you have a static ip number from the isp, OR, if the isp > always sets you a > specific ip, even though it's "dynamic" set that value in > /etc/ppp/options > (man ppp) Since it isn't always the same IP I'm hosed for a solution. Hm. Maybe I'll build a script that kicks off Kmail *after* a ping of my ISP. Thanks. In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, Tom :-}) Thomas A. Condon Computer Engineer Barbershop Bass Singer Registered Linux User #154358 Vegetarian, a Native American word meaning "poor hunter". _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
