Many thanks for the responses to my query - especially Vangelis whose erudite information is always welcome.
Being a devout coward when it comes to editing/patching things like this, I'll stick to me pid-recursive solution, but it's handy to know for future reference. Don (in autumnal Norfolk, UK) _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
