Do you have subscriptions set to update automatically? Check Internet Explorer\Favorites\Manage subscriptions and see if any are set to update at specific times. 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 Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html