Hi, Just an aside which may or may not be useful. I use a dial-up PPP link and run a pretty good public domain package known as ka9q. This supports all the usual stuff (mail, ftp, telnet, rlogin etc. etc.) and seems pretty robust. My service provider uses Morning Star. -- Gordon Scott [log in to unmask] 100332,3310 on CompuServe Newsletter [log in to unmask] ditto Beekeeper, Kendo Sandan, sometime sailor. Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 5HP, UK