note Thelonius You probably meant to write:<code> while ($rh->recv($rx_txt, 1024) > 0) { $buff .= $rx_txt; } </code> But that's not good code when using 'select'. That's only okay if you're only handling one connection at a time. If you're only handling one connection at a time, don't use select. <p> Also, I hope you know that adding a file handle for "~/.somefile" only makes sense if it's a fifo (named pipe). <p> There are actually a lot of problems with your code. You should probably look at something somebody else has written. I recommend <a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlckbk2/">The Perl Cookbook</a>, although there are a lot of free examples scattered about the internet. 602621 602628