On Tue, 01 Aug 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> does anyone know of a program or script that will periodically poll my ISP so
> that it doesn't disconnect when it thinks the connection is idle?
>
>
> thanks.
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If your ISP is providing you with a POP3 e-mail account, have
something like biff check for mail, say every three minutes or so.
This will probably keep the connection (depending on your ISP)
Mike
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