On Sun, 27 Sep 1998 02:16:47 -0400 (EDT), "Jerry Yu Z." <gs01zyu@panther.Gsu.EDU> said: > > [When run from inetd, this gives no response:] > > local $EOL = "\015\012"; > print "Welcome ; type help for command list.$EOL"; > print "Command?$EOL"; > while (<STDIN>) { > chop; > print; > } This is the Perl FAQ called "How do I flush/unbuffer a filehandle? Why must I do this?" See the perlfaq5 man page. -- Roderick Schertler roderick@argon.org