Another of those dreaded Off Topic questions: Is there ever any performance penalty for declaring that something implements Serializable? (sorry for the OT; the quality of the answers on this list outweigh the politeness factor. And, you would probably rather see this question than an on-topic 'how do I get java to run under linux' question!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]