* Hrvoje Niksic (Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:07:01 +0200) > James Alan Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hello, > > I recently installed new anti-virus software and was surprised the > > next time I brought up IDLE, that it was accessing the internet. > > > > I dislike software accessing the internet without telling me about it, > > especially because of my slow dial up connection (there is no option > > where I live), but also because I feel it unsafe. > > When I start up IDLE, I get this message: > > **************************************************************** > Personal firewall software may warn about the connection IDLE > makes to its subprocess using this computer's internal loopback > interface. This connection is not visible on any external > interface and no data is sent to or received from the Internet. > **************************************************************** > > It would seem to explain the alarm you're seeing.
Actually it wouldn't. 127.0.0.1 is definitely not "the Internet" and it would make James' posting even mysterious... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
