Re: Spooler subsystem app accessing DNS

From: James (james.news_at_reather.com)
Date: 05/29/03

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    "Boogie Woogie Flu" <spam@email.sux> wrote in message
    news:%bSua.2630$Ws4.2165@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
    > I'm running Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 on my home PC which is running
    > ZoneAlarm Pro. ZoneAlarm controls both incoming and outgoing access. For
    > some unknown reason, I keep getting ZoneAlarm alerts telling me that the
    > Spooler subsystem app (spoolsv.exe) is attempting to access my ISP's DNS
    > server. It only seems to happen whenever I launch Adobe Photoshop or
    > Microsoft Photo Editor. Any ideas why Photoshop or Microsoft Photo Editor
    > would need access to DNS? Thanks.

    Windows 2000 does install TCP/IP printing by default.
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;246868

    Perhaps that explains why the printing subsystem needs dns?

    James

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