>> "s" == servis <servis@purdue.edu> writes: s> | /etc/chatscripts/provider: s> | -rw-r----- 1 root dip 512 Aug 14 22:29 provider s> ^^^^ s> BINGO! I found that the group read bit was not on on this file. s> Changed that and I am a happy camper now. In fact I just dialed in to s> send this mail using my user account. But this is strange. pppd is setuid root. So it should be able to read any file, right? Ciao, Martin