Ed Ticknor wrote: > Tried that and all it did was cause the mail program to lock. I'm on > the verge of going back to 4.7! >
OK, I know you are running W98, but here's how to stop it auto-dialling in W2K. Maybe this will point you in the right direction. In W2K (you won't have this in W98) Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services Find Remote Access Auto Connection Manager, right click, select Properties, and change the Start-up type to Manual. Now, W98 doesn't run services, but in W2K this setting is stored in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasAuto in the item "Start". A value of 2 is Automatic start, and 3 is Manual. If you can find this, or a similar registry entry, in your W98 registry this might do the trick for you. BTW, Gareth King, the Internet Options item you suggested only works for IE (which is part of the OS remember). On NT-class versions of Windows you have to use the Auto Connection Manager for 3rd party apps (unless they use the IE "engine", e.g. Napster, iMesh etc.). HTH Regards, Parish > > Gareth King wrote: > >> Ed >> >> If you are using Windows, go to Control Panel, open Internet Options, >> click on the Connections Tab and set the Never dial a connection option. >> >> Hope this works for you. >> >> Cheers >> >> Gareth >> >> Ed Ticknor wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the reply. I haven't come up with anything in preferences >>> or the dial up connection settings. When I open Mail, it only starts >>> the dialup connection, it doesn't actually download new messages. >>> All I'm trying to do is compose messages to send later without the >>> dial up connection opening with the Mail program. I'm sure its a >>> simple matter to correct, but I'm not getting anywhere. >>> Thanks... >>> Ed >>> >>> Travis Crump wrote: >>> >>>> opening up a dial up connection is OS functionality, poke around >>>> your Windows settings and the settings for your dial-up >>>> connections... The browser wouldn't do it if you have your home >>>> page set to either a local page or blank since it never tries to use >>>> the internet connection, but mail tries to check your mail when it >>>> starts up(as well as load the mail start page) so when it asks to >>>> use the internet connection Windows will open up the dial-up >>>> connection depending on your settings. >>>> >>>> Ed Ticknor wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just upgrades to 6.1 and can't figure out how to keep the program >>>>> from opening up a dial up connection when the mail program >>>>> starts. The browser doesn't do it. I've ripped apart the >>>>> preferences menu, but am probably overlooking something obvious >>>>> >>>>> Thanks... >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- Software is like sex, it's better when it's free -Linus Torvalds
