> if he has monitored the list himself (IE looked for his post) > this would have stopped HOURS prior to when it did!! > not having root doesn't mean you can be stupid. um ... not necessarily. why would you want to look for your own post? many's the time i've arranged to post looking for help just before turning in, hoping i'd have some responses when i woke up the next morning. like i said, let's just wait until the facts are in. the deluge seems to have abated somewhat anyway. at least, it looks that way. rday