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? http://DECUSlib.com/Freeware/FreewareV40/SEND/ Sourced in Bliss so it's readable! SEND has code for both client and server DECnet object creation and communication. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.