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Old December 3rd 18, 06:28 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)[_4_]
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Default hardcode fotosketcher dialing home

In message , Paul
writes:
Jean Fredette wrote:
Fotosketcher 3.30 keeps asking "Go to www.fotosketcher.com to download
version 3.40?"
There is no option in the settings to turn this off.
I can't find where Fotosketcher knows what version to get in
taskschd.msc.
Fotosketcher Program Files has only fotosketcher.exe and unins000.exe.
Where does home dialing come from?
Is it hard code?
How can it be stopped?


https://www.howtogeek.com/227093/how...on-from-access
ing-the-internet-with-windows-firewall/

You could block it that way.

The HOSTS file wouldn't be enough, if the program
is using a fixed IP (numeric) address.

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I think Jean was interested in stopping it _asking_, rather than just
blocking it.
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