chris at 2002-08-14 14:45 from [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Humm.. come to think of it, I think the log he sent me DOES show a MAC >address (there is a string at the end of each line that looks like it >could be one). I'll have to check that against my machine to see if they >match. > >If they do, I will then REALLY be scratching my head as I just can't >think of any reason (or way) that SIMS could be trying an outbound POP >connection. And to the best of my knowledge, SIMS is the only thing >running on that machine. (there is nothing else showing as running that >shouldn't be, either in the application menu, or via apps like Quitter >that show all FBAs as well. And there is nothing in the extensions, >control panels, startup items, or system folder that shouldn't be, even >double checked with ResEdit for invisible files).
All this has peaked my interest, please, keep us informed of the outcome. >>P.S. Do you know what firewall it is? > >Um... no. Something on a Win2k machine. If its not a "proper" firewall (assuming one can have a proper firewall on a Windoze box) but, a proxy server configured to act as a firewall, or a mis-configured firewall - it might just be that SIMS is only responding to a POP3 connect coming through the firewall/proxy; and, the firewall/proxy is getting confused (conjecture based on little or no information). ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
