sampsa at mac.com writes: Strangely enough, the procedures were working fine for almost the whole day but now I am getting nothing - no errors, just no connections. What could cause this? Care to share the "procedures?" Google NETSERVER$TIMEOUT. I DO NOT recommend you set logical globally as it will affect *all* DECnet type tasks. You could, if you segregate your procedure in a group, for example, be defined in a group table. Per job might be a little trickier than you're ready to tackle. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.