Gary Burke wrote:
>
> Hi: I have a friend with a new "puter" and he is using
> Netscape.Whenever he clicks the desktop icon to open the browser,it
> automatically starts a dial-up connection.I also use Netscape and mine
>
> doesn't do the dial-up.But,for the life of me,I cannot remember how I
> disabled this feature and I cannot find anything in "preferences".Can
> you enlighten me?    Thanks,Gary Burke.
>

  Actually, it's not a Netscape feature, but is the result of a Windows
setting. Netscape will make a socket call, and if one is present, will
use it. To disable this, go to Control Panel|Internet
Options|Connections and check the "Never Dial a Connection" radio
button.
  This is an example of what I find so fascinating about computers and
the folks who use them. I can't count the number of times I've seen
"Help, Netscape won't automatically dial up my Internet connection".
Computers never cease to amaze, now if only I could turn off the darned
commercials on TV.



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