Guido has put up my RPMs for Python 2.1.1 (thanks) at: http://www.python.org/2.1.1/rpms.html This includes Large File Support which enables the writing of files larger than 2GB. This also works around the problem with the interpreter exiting when a file reaches 2GB. Included above are links to the SRPM (which includes tunable entries at the top of the .spec file. Also included are binary RPMs built against RedHat 7.1. To build binaries for your specific system, download the .src.rpm and do "rpm --rebuild python2-2.1.1-3.src.rpm", or install it and modify the settings in the .spec file, then rebuild with "rpm -ba python-2.1.spec". Enjoy, Sean -- Today's robots are very primitive, capable of understanding only a few simple instructions such as 'go left', 'go right', and 'build car'. -- John Sladek Sean Reifschneider, Inimitably Superfluous <jafo@tummy.com> tummy.com - Linux Consulting since 1995. Qmail, KRUD, Firewalls, Python