Hello, Thanks for getting back so quickly. That command yields no output (no such line) - the file does however exist.
$ grep allow_web_connection ~/.config/octave/qt-settings $ On 21/09/17 17:55, Mike Miller wrote: > On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 11:50:24 +0100, D Haley wrote: >> I was a little concerned at this message, as in the settings, the option >> "Allow Octave to connect to the Octave web site to display current news >> and information" is unchecked. > > This is troubling, thanks for reporting it. > > I have looked at the code, and the only way the message you quoted can > appear is indeed if Octave has attempted a web request, either > automatically at startup, or when the menu item under the News menu. > > Can you verify that the option is actually disabled? What does > > grep allow_web_connection ~/.config/octave/qt-settings > > yield? >
