Package: ppp Revision: 2.2-1 /etc/init.d/ppp still sources /etc/init.d/functions which, I believe, was decided to be a no-no, since start-stop-daemon subsumed all of its functionality, and since any script that uses it is effectively disabled from command-line use because /etc/init.d/functions chews up its command line options. Mike. -- "I'm a dinosaur. Somebody's digging my bones."