On Fri February 17 2006 23:16, + c.bell wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > why is open office 2.0 trying to access the internet everytime i open > the program from the program list in windows xp. I am using zone alarm. > it gives me a warning of suspicious activity with openoffice 2.0 trying > t get on the internet. is this normal activity. if so why ?
As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Sun February 19 2006 10:47, Andreas Kahl wrote: > I do not know what exactly OOo does that alerts your Firewalls (I have > only the Mac-Version and cannot test other OSes). > But it could be possible that OOo just opens a local loopback > connection (to / from localhost) for some functionality (e.g. Base). > Such a connection would not be able to send or receive any data from > outside your computer, but it is considered as a network connection by > your firewalls anyway. > > To verify what kind of connection your OOo really sets up, please send > the exact message of your firewall. Please try to find out, to which > IP address does the connection go, which ports are opened. If your > message does not provide this information, try to read your firewall's > logfiles, look for a button indicating 'Details' or something similar. > Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
