Hi, I just had to edit the /etc/inetd.conf file. In order for the changes to take effect the machine had to be rebooted. Is this the wrong approach. Is there a way for changes in inetd.conf to be enacted without the need to take the machine down and up again? Keith -- _________________________________________ Keith O'Connell. Maidstone, Kent. (UK) kroc@blueyonder.co.uk