> It looks to me as if it gets stuck on the Host Name. When it gets the > UserID promt it sends the Host Name again ???? No. That is the other end echoing the "HOSTNAME^M" you sent. It is hanging waiting for "ser ID:" Try telling it to expect just "ID:" . Are you sure you are supposed to send the string "HOSTNAME" and not the actual name of a host? -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI