Italy Anonymous Remailer wrote:
> XP does some strange things on startup trying to connect to M$ even though
> I have all automatic updating turned off.
>
> I used xp-antispy and turned off everything including the time server.
>
> Then I got a list of all M$ domains, subnets, etc. from sponges website
> and entered them into my Kerio firewall. I set it to log all of the
> connection attempts. On startup, it tries to connect to M$.
>
> Yes, I am on broadband but don't need the M$ connection to access the
> internet. If I use explorer to access another computer on my home network,
> guess what, it tries to connect to M$ again.
>
> Having all of M$ blocked causes me no problems. When I want to update, I
> simply turn off the firewall, do the updates and then restart the engine.
>
> I have absolutely no idea why XP tries to connect to M$ but blocking it has
> not been the slightest hindrance to any internet or home networking
> operations.

Oh, that's just Mr. Gates checking YOUR bar-code to see if you're still
allowed to access the Internet. And here's what's up with Windows Update:
https://atr2.ath.cx/pub/windows-update-site.html


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