o.k., thanks for your helpful suggestions. i'll print these out and give them a try. will let you know if i run into any problems. i'll try to find my way around samba first (thanks hans) , but failing that i can use kevin's example on the command line. thanks for the easy to understand example. ;-) betty i -- www.webcanine.com information for people who care for dogs --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss