Forking a process which opens a socket, sends a packet, waits for the result, and then returns said result to your process is *much* slower than just doing it yourself. -- josh -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----