Thank you!
I used to use it in the old "DialUp" days. I think there there is an associated proxy function - but that would reduce it's elegance.

So - connecting to a proxy is not an internet connection?

>That can give a false positive...when it sees a proxy, but the proxy does not see the internet. You've got to hit a known internet address to know if you really are connected.
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>>How about:
>>

DECLARE INTEGER InternetAttemptConnect IN WinInet.dll STRING
>>if InternetAttemptConnect("")<1
>>   * You're connected!
>>endif

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