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Modem dials ISP in the middle of the night

I have noticed the last couple of weeks that my modem has been dialing up my ISP and logging on in the middle of the night.  I don't have anything scheduled, email does not come up, and not browser comes up.  Any ideas what could cause this?
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Open up Internet options>connections>settings, and make sure that the 'connect automatically to update subscriptions' check box is not checked.
good call larbel...

amkel...have you "subscribed" or asked for updates for web sites using a web browser?...if so...depending on the schedule for the update of the content...the modem will automatically dial to update the content...
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That was a good idea but that box wasn't checked.  Any other suggestions to check?
Anne
Your Email client may be dialing to download new messages. In Outlook Express You would check Tools>Options>Dialup and see if
automatically dial when checking for new email is selected. Your client, whatever it is, may have a similar feature.
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Thanks!