According to Paul H. Christidis: > [snip details of ftp site usage] > > Keep in mind that the above will *not* work across all unix platforms. I have > access to a sun machine and the 'site' command is not even implemented. Is > there, perhaps, a way to set the 'umask' against the user id used to connect to > the unix machine? > Normally, the umask is set in the user's .profile or the system profile during login . -- -- - - - Speaking for myself and not necessarily anybody else - - - - - - Richard Gambrell | Internet: [log in to unmask] Mgr. Tech. Services | POT: 504-483-7454 FAX: 504-482-1561 Xavier University of LA | Smail: 7325 Palmetto, New Orleans, LA 70125