Hi, I would like to make an appeal on behalf of all of the Linux Newbies who are subscribed to the mailbase (myself included). If a question has been raised - please do not assume that Granny already sucks eggs. Perhaps two versions of the answer would be valid - the brief and technical version for the cognoscenti, and the long simplistic version for the newbies. I have been in the computer industry for over 20 years, and I have been using Linux for under 20 weeks. I need the simplistic version, and will probably continue to do so for some considerable time yet. To many of us who were raised on "the other" os's (RT8/10/11, CP-M/MP-M, DOS etc.) the un*x/linux family of os's are an alien tongue. So, please don't be shy - assume that your reply is for some poor newbie who'se stuck up the creek, sans paddle - in a sinking canoe. And if you _are_ cognoscenti or Linux Gurus, please don't be offended by the simplistic answers - some of us are visitors from another System. Finally, If you are a Newbie with a good idea or a hot tip, please post it - it may not be new to everyone (or even to anyone else), but the chances are that someone will benefit from it! Thanks, Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edgehill IT Department Email Service. Please check sender's address from body of Message for return address. Find us at: www.edgecoll.clara.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------