And it came to pass that Mark Gillespie wrote:
>> This isn't something you configure via Mozilla, it's
>> something you configure via windows. When you configure
>> this stuff in IE, because of its "Integration with the OS",
>> you're actually changing your windows config. IE/OE also
>> make use of a few nice little backdoors, some of which can
>> be a PITA, e.g. : fire up IE. It connects you to the net.
>> Launch another app that also uses the internet. close IE.
>> "do you want to disconnect", even though the other app is
>> STILL USING THE CONNECTION.
>
> Still havn't fixed the problem, tried all the suggestions I
> can find.
>
> I also don't buy the Window Intregration thing. I have
> other non-Micro$oft software that forces a connection
> prefectly (My IRC client, and IM clients are both non-MS and
> work perfectly).
>
> I think Mozilla is not following the Microsoft rules....
Mozilla IS following the rules - it's Micro$oft that often
changes the rules to muck up non-MS software.
Anyway, this really IS a Windows problem, because there are no
Mozilla settings that you can adjust for this, and it's almost
certainly due to soemthing not being set right in Control Panel.
What version of Windows are you using?
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