Well, since I have Standard Shield off, I really don't think that is the problem.
Anyway, I turned it on, then checked. Still the same.
This has to do with the internal operations of each Application, not on WHAT they check. For some reason ashServ deems it necessary to lock the file, query it for the size, read the entire file in, close the file and unlock it, every 6 secs ... three times each.
Even if it was Standard Shield, it wouldn't be doing this 3 times every 6 seconds.
You can easily verify this by using FileMon and seeing for yourself.
I also have read Settings ... being a 30 year programmer/designer ... how do you expect the normal user/customer to understand that ... it is very cryptic. Plus it is spread over multiple posts. Is this included in the download? Or in the help file?