On 24 Jan 2010, Anthony Campbell wrote: Sorry to follow-up to myself but I solved the problem simply by reinstalling cron. I don't know what had happened previously but anyway it's now working correctly. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - ac@acampbell.org.uk Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk - sample my ebooks at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/acampbell