Your message is extremely vague, some more information would be required to properly diagnose the problem. The following info would be helpful. What is the exact error message ? I'm sure there is something more descriptive than just "TIMEOUT". What version of the OS are you on ? What version of NetBase ? Does both IMPORT and POST go down every time ? Is this happening on both systems or just one box ? Where do you see this error message? Is it in the $stdlist for Netbase or is it returned to a user process? I have seen timeouts in many different circumstances and it dose not necessarily refer to a "LINK" (I assume you mean Network) you could be having some problem writing to a internal file or it could be that your NetBase job is down. Here are some errors reported by NetBase and there probable cause. WARNING 6 IPCRECV failed. SOCKET TIMEOUT SOCKERR 59 This would be a Network communications issue. NBI001/FILE WARNING 7: Cannot write to QUEUE FILE NBI001/SOFTWARE TIME-OUT (FSERR 22) This could be due to lack of disc space. I hope this helps. If you have a current support contract for NetBase with Quest or HP I would suggest you place a support call or an Email to [log in to unmask] would be more appropriate than this forum for this type of question. Stuart Smith Quest Software "These are my words please don't hold anyone else responsible for them" ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: SOFTWARE TIME-OUT MESSAGE Author: Mike Kapsak <[log in to unmask]> at Internet-Link Date: 11/20/96 3:30 PM Hello one and all, We are using Netbase for Shadowing between a 969/420 to a 967. Frequently the IMPORT and POST processes go down in the late evenings and early mornings due to a software timeout. My question is this: Is there something I can turn on to identify what is causing the link to "TIMEOUT"? Thanks in Advance, Mike Kapsak