On 12/27/2003 06:40 AM, James Kuzdrall wrote:
Quick summary: When kppp makes connection with my ISP, some background program downloads the email and puts it in /var/spool/mail/...
Check /etc/ppp/ifup script and make sure some of the programs in there, like fetchmail, haven't been accidentally activated.
How do I defeat this automatic download?
Comment out the line starting the program, or delete if added. Kppp could do it, must you would have had to explicitly added the commands to do it, by default it only connects. I am using 8.2 and kppp, and it will only do what you tell it to.
Any advice on which config file must be modified? Better yet, what was improperly specified in kmail, kppp, YaST install, or control center?
My first guess is someone told Yast to do something, and it modified /etc/ppp/ifup to start some programs when he got online. Just recomment the lines and I would guess you are back in business. HTH -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace of God, I am what I am.