On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:28:06 -0700, Leslie wrote
(in article <270620082328060761%Leslie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> In article <0001HW.C48A4C0602CDC9B0F0284530@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Stephen C. <nobodyNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:41:33 -0700, Leslie wrote
>> (in article <270620080141330349%Leslie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>
>>> Hi Guys,
>>> What exactly is a łkernel task˛? Every once in a while one pops up
>>> on my screen and I get the feeling that if I didn't allow it I'd be
>>> dead in the water. Are there times when I should NOT allow it? Thanks
>>
>> A kernel task is a lower level task of the operating system. For
example,
>> communication between an application and a printer. Since these are the
>> guts
>> of the system, so to speak, in general you *should* always allow them.
>>
>> In the years of my using OS X, I have never had a kernel task "pop up"
on
>> my
>> screen, so I would say that this might be behavior to be concerned
about.
>> Unfortunately I am not sure what to do about it. Perhaps another reader
>> might
>> be more knowledgeable.
>>
>> StephenC
>>
> Hi StephenC,
> I guess they don't really pop up, or down, they just sort of
> *BOING!* into the center of the screen. :-) Levity - I shall reform
> myself
> Somehow I'm connected to AOL here. That's when they appear. It's
> usually during a search for something. Maybe that computer needs to
> connect to my computer at that gut level somehow? I think I'v seen some
> doing a search with Safari too, but I'm not certain. I didn't log them.
> I'll make a note of when they show up from now on.
> But it sounds like I've little to fear from them and that's what I
> was concerned about. Thank you StephenC for easing my mind. Leslie
I don't think that you have anything to fear from them exactly. But since
I
don't consider this normal behavior for the Mac OS, it is something that I
would be concerned about.
StephenC
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