🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:13:16 +0000, Ramen Junkie wrote:

> "sven the unpleasant" <would...@liketoknow.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2004.08.18.15.33.34.19666@liketoknow.com...
>> On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:57:53 +0200, Byers ex machina wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 01:52:07 GMT, sven the unpleasant
>> > <would...@liketoknow.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>...cause I'm gonna have to eat my words. Once upon a time not too long
>> >>ago, some of you may remember me expressing my hatred towards Linux.
>> >>Bitching about this, bitching about that, the usual whining that occurs
> on
>> >>an elementary school playground (probably not a valid comparison, as
>> >>AGSC's average IQ is less than that of an average third grader). Well,
>> >>after installing Gentoo, all my complaints have been whisked away.
> Portage
>> >>ensures working software that is easily installed, and it's not too hard
>> >>to add an ebuild to it. Everything works, with easy setup. So, for the
>> >>first time in my Usenet career, I've made an ass of myself. Enjoy this
>> >>while you can, for I doubt that this fluke will happen again.
>> >
>> > Oh, I don't know. I'm pretty sure you make an ass of yourself on a
>> > regular basis.
>>
>> Let's not kid ourselves, here.
>>
>> >That aside, Linux is teh sux0r!!!1
>> > And you have reached ultimate geekness by being comfortable using it.
>> > Enjoy.
>>
>> Yeah, I hate that geeky feeling I get, but the only reason I haven't gone
>> back to Windows is that XP is installed on this computer and, for some
>> reason, it refuses to connect to the Internet for more than 5 minutes.
>> Instead of trying to solve the problem, I took the easy way out and
>> installed another OS.
> 
> 
> DUMB QUESTION.
> 
> Are you running Outlook or Outlook Express in the background pretty
> regularly?  I had a similar problem once and in the end I think I had
> accidentally set OE to "disconnect upon checking email" or whatever it's
> called.  I also have it set to check every 2 minutes.

No. I have never used any form of Outlook on the computer, nor am I sure
that it is even installed.