Thanks for the help, I'll try doing some silly HTTP stuff or something. But I'm also kind of interested in Open Transport. If/How MacPerl interacts with OT? Is there are way I can write a script that detects whether my computer is connected to the Internet? Sveinbjorn Thordarson Reykjavik, Iceland # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org