Dial-Out/Help Oddity

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I found that whenever I try to access the help in a software application, a
dial-out dialog appears. A chm file contains the help. The help is organized
with an index, search and topics. If I change to a new topic, a dial-out
appears again. Sometimes I get just one, and other times it produces six or
so. For awhile I thought it was just the one program. I happened to open
another program, and the same thing happened when I used its help. If I use
the search index, the same thing happens as soon as I select a word. Any
ideas what's happening?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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"In ... Philosophical Theories as well as persons, success
discloses faults and infirmities which failure might have
concealed from observation." -- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
 
W. Watson said:
I found that whenever I try to access the help in a software application,
a dial-out dialog appears. A chm file contains the help. The help is
organized with an index, search and topics. If I change to a new topic, a
dial-out appears again. Sometimes I get just one, and other times it
produces six or so. For awhile I thought it was just the one program. I
happened to open another program, and the same thing happened when I used
its help. If I use the search index, the same thing happens as soon as I
select a word. Any ideas what's happening?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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Set internet explorers connections setting to never dial out, and check the
system over for spyware/malware with Spybot or similar
 
Steve said:
Set internet explorers connections setting to never dial out, and check the
system over for spyware/malware with Spybot or similar
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Good. Thanks. Does that mean that some of my internet radio programs (Replay
Radio) won't be able to dial out when scheduled of MS can't dial out when it
needs to update my system (automatic)?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"In ... Philosophical Theories as well as persons, success
discloses faults and infirmities which failure might have
concealed from observation." -- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
 
W. Watson said:
Good. Thanks. Does that mean that some of my internet radio programs
(Replay Radio) won't be able to dial out when scheduled of MS can't dial
out when it needs to update my system (automatic)?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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Yes, you'd have to manually initiate the connection, personally on dial up I
prefer to do this then I can keep an eye on what is actually connecting.

Also if you look at a software firewall, such as Kerio etc, they'll request
permission for apps to connect thereby giving even more control/insight into
connections
 
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