(Automatic) Updater in Adobe Reader 8

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From: alice2
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:51

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I recently installed Adobe Reader 8 (and uninstalled Adobe Reader 6).
I notice that my ZA firewall has a pop-up when I am using Adobe Reader 8 asking me if I want to allow Adobe Reader 8 Updater to access the Internet. If I didn't have the firewall, I presume Adobe Reader 8 would "Automatically" connect to the Internet and download updates, etc.
#1- Is that true?
#2- How can I turn off (disable) this feature?
(I notice the following in the Help section: ""Depending on your preference settings, Reader downloads updates in the background." I looked in the Preferences, and do not see any way to disable this feature. I would rather not have any of these programs running in the background, and connecting to the Internet without my permission.)
Please advise and thank you
Alice

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Subject: (Automatic) Updater in Adobe Reader 8
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