I am running long jobs on our work computers and want to know when they finish without always logging in. Does anyone know of a perl snippet which would give me access to my modem, so that I can dial a phone number, pause a brief while, and then dial some sort of code to my pager? Just curious. Scripting may be easier, and I may try that avenue as well. Thanks for your help! -- Richard J. Faris IKOS Systems, Inc. Phone (408) 366-8567 Director of Segment 19050 Pruneridge Ave. Fax: (408) 366-8687 Marketing Cupertino, CA 95014 Email: rich@ikos.com