While there is discussion of Time::Local, I notice that MacPerl doesn't return 'the number of seconds elapsed between January 1, 1970, and the specified time' as it states in the Camel book. I know that the Mac and Unix have different epochs, but the camel book rather suggests the result should be pretty specific. Is this a known issue, and should I just roll my own adjustment to bring the MacPerl version in line with Unix? Lindsay ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch