On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:50:11 -0000, John Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Jun 25, 7:07 pm, James Alan Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello, >> I recently installed new anti-virus software and was surprised the >> next time I brought up IDLE, that it was accessing the internet. >> >> I dislike software accessing the internet without telling me about it, >> especially because of my slow dial up connection (there is no option >> where I live), but also because I feel it unsafe. >> >> Can anyone recommend an interpreter that does not access the internet >> when it starts (or when it is running, unless I specifically write a >> program that causes it to do so, so as a browser)? >> >> James Alan Farrell > >One of two things is going on. Either the anti-virus program you >installed is so clueless that it doesn't understand "localhost" or the >IP address equivalent, or IDLE (or it's subprocess) is opening the >socket in promiscuous mode. Either one will give you that symptom. > >There are definitely anti-virus products that are that clueless. >Scream at the vendor. > >I doubt if it's Idle, but I'm not in the mood to check the code to see >if it's doing it right. > >John Roth > > > Thanks to all who answered. The antivirus is McAfee, and I have found it clueless in many ways. Unfortunately the vendor is my place of employment, and if I am to work from home and log into their system, they require me to have it. Otherwise I have to go to the office. Management and IT there might well be clueless but I am new there and don't want to say that yet. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
