Re: auto disconnect

  • From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:52:26 -0500

Ah yes!  Those numbers show the amount of information sent and received. 
But I do remember doing it the way you described.  Jack
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: auto disconnect


> When auto disconnect doesn't show up I go int o the systems tray, arrown
> down to a bunch of numbers, click enter on that and arrow down to hear
> disconnect.  I hit enter and I'm off line.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:21 PM
> Subject: Re: auto disconnect
>
>
>> There is usually an icon in the system tray that shows your dialup
>> connection speed. Hitting enter on that should open up a dialogue box
> where
>> one of the choices is to disconnect.   Jack
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: auto disconnect
>>
>>
>> > It is a long time since I had dial-up on any of my computers but I did 
>> > =
>> > have a hot key set up I think I used ALT-CTRL-D to link to the dialler 
>> > =
>> > then just tab to disconnect and hit enter.
>> >
>> > Seems to me though that there is a context menu from within Outlook =
>> > Express and maybe Internet Explorer to, maybe the Windows Logo Key =
>> > brought it up and you can down arrow to the disconnect.
>> >
>> > I wish I could remember where you can select the auto disconnect 
>> > option,
> =
>> > I believe it is available from within Internet Explorer, Tools, 
>> > Internet
> =
>> > Options then select the dial-up connection you are using and one of the
> =
>> > tabs in there has an auto disconnect option which hangs up the phone =
>> > when you shut down the programme or finish an e-mail download. I do =
>> > remember having to look around for it to change it after original 
>> > set-up
> =
>> > which probably means that it was an option selected when originally =
>> > setting up the connection. It isn't present when you don't have a =
>> > dial-up installed and so I can't look it up for you but go have a poke 
>> > =
>> > around in those Internet connections options in tools/options.
>> >
>> >
>> > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
>> > DLeavens@xxxxxxx
>> > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.=20
>> > ----- Original Message -----=20
>> > From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:18 PM
>> > Subject: auto disconnect
>> >
>> >
>> >> I'm getting the feeling that I'm the only one in the world that still 
>> >> =
>> > uses dial up internet service.  My problem is that when I want to leave
> =
>> > the web and return to the desk top auto disconnect is not selected =
>> > allowing me to just tab and disconnect.  I go into window lists where =
>> > jaws tells me, "auto disconnect restored."  Is there a way to get the =
>> > computer to highlight auto disconnect so that all I have to do is tab 
>> > to
> =
>> > disconnect?  Judith
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