Never mind my complaint about dpkg-ftp being broken by libc 5.4.7 . On my system it breaks under 5.4.2 as well. This must be a perl bug. Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP Bruce@Pixar.com -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to Bruce@Pixar.com