note Happy-the-monk <i><blockquote><p>then kill it after a pre-defined amount of time</p></blockquote></i> <p>Alternatively you might check <tt>time()</tt> inside your process and finish it off gracefully by its own controls when it has aged that <i>pre-defined amount of time</i>, saving you the hassle of using signals from outside.</p> <p>Cheers, S&ouml;ren</p> 960639 960639