Okay. Sometimes, not always, when I fire up Poser ZoneAlarm requests permission to allow Poser to use the internet. When I allowed it I also monitored the 'phone line. My computer made NO attempt to connect to the net. So it is likely that something in the way I set up ZoneAlarm, or perhaps the program itself, is misinterpreting a network check as an internet call. It would have been nice if CL warned us of the check. Nicer still if they didn't assume I was a thief. But then I have an idea of how much warez is used & I've lost count of the number of times I've been asked for a copy of Poser. I suppose in a world gone mad the only recourse for a company is to go mad with it...