libc 5.4.7 broke dselect's FTP method on my system, too. Also, executables link static instead of shared. We should probably deal with this before we issue the call for testers on debian-user. Thanks 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