Foe an excellent start on this subject, take a look at the book: Title: The Whole Internet Pub: O'Reilly & Assoc, Inc. Author: Ed Krol ISBN: 1-56592-025-2 I think this reference should be in the FAQ on how to work with the Internet. Kind Regards, -- Joe Walters att!ihlpm!bird, NW 31-K14 (708) 224-7189 To know, and not to do, is not yet to know