Reasons why it still won't work: * Firewall * Unknown-modes-operating-systems-get-into
Yeah, I dont think these things can be avoided. Nonetheless, if I can come up with some way (via help from this group--thank God!) to find if the node is up (barring the two aforementioned reasons), I am doing well. Maybe my standards are not so high. :-| Nonetheless, thanks for the help and the commentary. I was beginning to think I was losing my mind. Harlin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
