At 10:15 PM 8/6/99 -0400, you wrote: >I know this is off topic, but I am going to ask anyway. Does anyone know >how to set up your system to keep connected to the net. When I am >reading my mail my computer times out about every 10 minutes and >disconnects me from the web. This is a real pain in the posterior part >of the anatomy. > >I looked at the settings on my connection but can not find anything to >change. I do remember reading somewhere about a "ping" or something. >Your help would sure be appreciated. > >Jim Davis Go to www.tucows.com and poke around. Yes, ping is the right word. There are programs that will issue a ping every few minutes to keep your connection alive. rafe b. - Please do not include an entire message in your response. Delete the excess. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.