Walt> Any ideas? (BTW, it's xmlrpclib v0.9.8, Win2000 SP2 and NT4 SP6.) Have you tried a more recent version of xmlrpclib and/or Python 2.2.1 or Python from CVS? -- Skip Montanaro - skip at pobox.com The need for gutters to be cleaned is directly proportional to how hard it happens to be raining at the moment.