I have the same problem on a SUN-2 system with SUN OS 3.4 - it works for a while but then says 'Too many open files' and dumps core. -- Kevin Tissot / /~~~\ \ Nicolet Audiodiagnostics /|/ O O \|\ Madison, Wisconsin \|\ _ /|/ ...uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!nicaud!tissot \___/