Ed Ticknor wrote: > The closest thing I could find in the registry was > NoNetAutoDial 00 00 00 00 > EnableAutoDial 01 00 00 00 >
IIRC, these are the keys that save the settings from the Internet Options dialogue that another poster referred to. > Its hard to believe that I'm the only one who wants to compose messages > off-line for sending later. > Thanks for your help. > Ed > > Parish wrote: > >>> >> 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
