Debian User writes: > will try that, am unsure of how to give a lowly user [such as www-data] > enough rights to access wvdial[complains that it cannot acess device > /dev/ttyS1 which is the modem]. Don't use wvdial. Configure ppp with pppconfig and add the user to the 'dip' group (you can do that in pppconfig) and then use pon to start the connection and poff to stop it. -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin