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In article <_rydnY1XH8vIYQjVnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
 Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-9126A2.12143803082008@news.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <siegman-E4BA74.10091903082008@news.stanford.edu>,
> >  AES <siegman@stanford.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > > So, how can I tell _where_ this data is going on my HD, or who's sending 
> > > it to me?
> > 
> > Try this in a terminal window:
> > 
> >      netstat -a | grep ESTABLISHED
> 
> And don't be surprised when you find out that something like 3.7 metric 
> buttloads of the incoming data is nothing more or less than bot-net 
> generated spam traffic. 
> 

Actually, for me (MacBook on DSL connection), it wasn't that bad:  Turns 
out it was just Apples latest OS X security upgrade being automatically 
downloaded: about 150 MB.

I don't too much mind these downloads being automatically pushed at me, 
except maybe when I'm trying to do something else online and one of them 
starts up, begins chewing up all my limited DSL bandwidth, and slows my 
own use of the connection to a crawl.

But still, two questions:

1)  If I see my DSL modem's status light flashing madly and Activity 
Monitor tells me something big is being shoved at me, is there a way (in 
AM) to see what it is or where it's going on my HD?

2)  Are there OS X (Tiger) prefs I can set to control when these 
upgrades will be sent, or to have Apple ask before sending?

Thanks for any assistance.