note stephen <P>You might want to check on [cpan://Net::NIS]. This module allows you to access the 'ypmatch' functionality directly, without having to do all that sorting and cutting. (Haven't used it myself, but the docs look promising.)</P> <P>You'll also definitely want to <code>use strict;</code> and put a <code>-w</code> on your Perl invocation line. :)</P> <P> stephen </P> 156366 156366