> > Why in hell one needs tcp code in the snooze code in the first place? > Please, can the developers of the following programs get together > and file a report on what is the need for using a tcp/ip service when > managing the battery of a laptop: > >- pmud >- gkrellm >- pmud plugin Because, AFAIK, the original pmud written by Paul Mackerras uses TCP/IP sockets to communicate with clients. Ben.