[WT-support] Internet access at launch.

[Olivier F5MZN]

José Nunes CT1BOH wrote:
> Hi Patrick
>  
> This is special option for gurus to check their competitors score real 
> time during contest and change strategy if necessary....

That's it. The gurus can even take control remotely of the logger 
through this backdoor to delete some great QSOs. :)

Well, of course, I'm joking!

WT does not connect to the Internet by itself (it can connect to the 
download area of the database website if the user click on the 
"Download" button in the "Select which country file..." window).

On the other hand, WT also opens an UDP/IP socket (port 9871 by default) 
to communicate with either wtDxTelnet or the other computers of the LAN. 
This is the default behaviour if you have not disabled "Ethernet 
network" by yourself in the "Interfaces configuration" window. This is 
why your Security System is warning that "this program is making request 
on Internet".

HTH

73,
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Olivier / f5mzn