Try this: readyToRead = select.select([server], [], [], timeout_period)[0] if readyToRead: pkt, who = server.recvfrom(BUFSIZE) It works great in my code... -- 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! =-----