Brian Hechinger <wonko at 4amlunch.net> writes: I'm an IP guy, hands down. DECnet I actually have very little experience using aside from just being a consumer of current services. What I would like to know is how I create a program that, in IP nuances, "listens on a port" for a client to connect. Specifically VMS in this case. Paul explained a little bit how it functions, but he wasn't sure how that was done on VMS either. Anyone have any good pointers? Brian, I couldn't locate the manual right away because of the way HP has it setup. Try chapter 8 of this for starters: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/73final/documentation/pdf/DECNET_OVMS_NET_MAN… -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.