Graham Murray wrote:
> Atsawin Chowanakritsanakul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Run Netscape in Offline mode while you're offline. (Click icon in
> > left-bottom conner of any Netscape window next to the key icon.) This
> > prevent it from connect to anywhere on Internet. Turn it online when you
> > want to online.
>
> I have identified what Netscape is doing. It is performing a DNS
> lookup on the news server which is configured.
>
> My Netscape 4.6 (and also 4.51 before it) has no "offline" button,
> neither in the place you describe nor anywhere else.
Put the IP Address of your news server(s) in your local /etc/host. This will
stop diald from dialing due to the DNS lookup.
I just joined this mailing list, so I may not have gotten the whole thread.
If this is Netscape on Linux, setup up your /etc/host.conf as follows too:
order hosts,bind
multi on
Bob Chidoini
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