I've heard that there might be interest in a "is this memory location readable/writable" function ala: NAME probe - probe memory locations SYNOPSIS #include <sys/probe.h> bool probe (address, length, mode) unknown *address; unsigned length; TBD mode; +- | Jay Elston, EMTEK Health Care System, Inc. (602) 431-9343 | uunet!emtek!jay +-