Phillip was alert and noticed that our DBUTIL security vulnerability has already been making the rounds. He found it at: > http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/2364 For those who do not normally keep close tabs on how well the "rest of the world" tracks computer and network security issues, a visit to the above is just one instructive example. Our DBUTIL issue is right there on the home page (www.securityfocus.com) under "VULNERABILITIES". Bugtraq id= 1405. Summary sez: "A vulnerability exists whereby a user can utilize DBUTIL.PUB.SYS to elevate their privileges. This affect versions 4.5 and newer of the MPE/iX operating system from Hewlett Packard. The exact nature of this vulnerability is not known." I like the last part... :-) Ken Sletten