What nobody has mentioned is that this buys next to no security. A port scan will find your service regardless of the port. Also, changing the port number can make your service hard to reach for legitimate users; for example from inside my workplace the prxoy would not permit me to reach a web site served on port 666. Moving port numbers around is usually pointless. Not always, just usually. -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Three things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess which has occurred. - Haiku Error Messages http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/chal/1998/02/10chal2.html