note dmmiller2k <P><I>You could even set up a CGI script to do it!</I></P> <P> I do this sort of thing all of the time on FTP-only ISPs. I have a RIDICULOUSLY simple barebones template of a CGI script which I modify to run arbitrary commands and display their output. </P> <CODE> #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use CGI qw(:all); use CGI::Carp qw( fatalsToBrowser ); my $v = `arbitrary command 2>&1`; print join( "\n", header, start_html("Arbitrary Command"), strong(h1("Arbitrary Command:")), pre( $v ), end_html ),"\n"; </CODE> <P>Just customize <code>'arbitrary command'</code> and save the result as, say, <code>'arbitrary command.cgi'</code> using FTP and Bob's your uncle. <P>dmm</P> <PRE> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" SIZE="-1"> <I>You can </I>give<I> a man a fish and feed him for a day ... Or, you can </I>teach<I> him to fish and feed him for a lifetime</I></FONT> </PRE> 121136 121162