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In article <AC15D68E966828C9B@ppp1.enterprise.net>,
mon@odpr.org (Dr Malcolm Norris) wrote:

>In article <svendsen-2606951842370001@yak-ts1-p17.wolfe.net>,
>svendsen@wolfe.net (Mark Svendsen) wrote:
>
>>In article <garges-2606951750240001@garges.ucsc.edu>, garges@cats.ucsc.edu
>>(Kenneth Garges ) wrote:
>>
>>>In Article <3smg6d$650@tst.hk.super.net>, Fritz Hagi <fritzha@hk.super.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> >I have a problem with my PB520c with GV Mercury internal modem.  When I
>>>start 
>>>> >my PB and leave it for a while or when I'm using it, suddenly, Config PPP
>>>> starts.  
>>>> >Does anybody have this kind of problems? Please help me. 
>>>> >
>>
>>Oh yeah..I thought I was the only one with this problem.  It does it on
>>both my desktop machine and my PB520c.  One time I was going to the
>>bathroom at 3:00am and I heard my modem dialing...what the hell? :) 
>>Almost every morning after my computer dialed it has a "Idle Timeout PPP"
>>dialog so it dials, connects then times out.  It's really annoying..kinda
>>like it has a mind of it's own.  It doesn't seem to be consistent.  It
>>doesn't dial at any specific time, and sometimes it keeps dialing and
>>dialing after I say "QUIT" damn it "QUIT" until I just have to restart. 
>>That bug would be painful if your ISP charged you by the hour!
>>
>>                                                Mark
>>
>
>
>Same problem, but on a 7100/66 PowerMac. No explanation.
>
>This problem seems fairly widespread, so has anyone got a real cure?
>
>BTW, make sure you set Config PPP to quiet mode, or it may hang on to a
>phone line until you respond to the alert box in the morning -- could be
>expensive!
>
>Regards, Malcolm Norris
>
>Regards, Dr Malcolm O Norris

Yes, I have had the same problem, but it seems to occur only when I turn
off the modem before doing a hard close on macPPP, or if I have been using
other modem software or have been printing.

Definately a bug in MacPPP.