>so you just learned something very valuable, that Linux needs >to be rebooted too to clead up after it's self. despite what >you may hear it needs it more often than you think, especaily >if it is doig something other than just sitting there. Nasal congestion? ( "By allergies are killig be!" ) ;-> Golly, my Linux boxes have all been running for over 3 months doing firewall, DNS, SSH, compilation, X, Netscape, etc, etc, etc... See, the big difference between Linux and anything from M$ is that, if your Linux box needs frequent rebooting to keep it working the way you want it to, then we regard that as being B-R-O-K-E-N and in need of repair. Contrast that world-view with the one required to tolerate software from M$ : frequent rebooting is N-O-R-M-A-L and you should just Get Used To It... ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************