RSS feed - Search upon startup

[Colin Law]

On 21 August 2010 19:22, GaryT <taig at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> Good one! Colin, thanks.
> Hadn't realised that question would arise.

Please don't top post.  It is not clear what question you are talking about.

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> A: I watch it very closely  ;-)
>
> Yes, either it's a 'plant' or an existing Ubuntu program modified, and it
> runs immediately I start Ubuntu and log onto the Internet.  I'm new to this
> Linux system, having used Windows for 20+ years, and while it's good, there
> aren't (or don't seem to be) the monitoring tools available that one needs.
> The learning process is slow.

My actual question was how you know that it is connecting to the BBC.
You say 'it runs immeditately I start Ubuntu and log onto the
Internet'  What runs?  Presumable some message appears or there is
something in a log or something.

Also what do you mean by 'log onto the internet'

Colin

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> I was hoping that someone with serious Linux programing experience might be
> able to offer some suggestions.
>
> GT
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> Colin Law wrote:
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>> On 21 August 2010 05:29, GaryT <taig at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
>>>
>>> Once upon a time I had installed the BBC news service onto Firefox, so
>>> that it was available from an RSS button, somewhere up on the toolbar.
>>>
>>> That was long ago.
>>>
>>> Now I've found that Ubuntu is still checking in to the BBC service every
>>> time I start the machine.  I want to stop it.
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>> I am not sure whether I can help but I am interested to know how you
>> know that Ubuntu is checking in to the BBC service on startup.  This
>> may give a clue on how to stop it.
>> Colin
>
>
>>> Can someone tell me where/how to find the cause.  Where and what would
>>> be causing this to happen.  Firefox does not start when the computer
>>> starts, so it must be something that was installed at the time.
>>>
>>> Much appreciated
>>> GaryT
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