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Ben Moore
-----Original Message-----
From: Hahnel, Winfried (W.A.)
Date: Friday, December 04, 1998 10:59 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Random modem connections


>I've had an upgrade install of WIN98 on my computer now for about 3 months.
>It is hooked up to a separate phone line of which I'm allowed 400 calls a
>month w/o per call charges.  The phone line was being accessed up to 600
>times a month.  Now for the life of me I couldn't figure out why.  The
>computer was moved from a basement office to our den.  My wife noticed that
>the computer would randomly dial out to our ISP using the Internet dialer (
>It dials out and stays on our for about 15 seconds and automatically hangs

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