Hello, I believe that the umask 0000 issue was corrected in xinetd 2.1.8.9pre16.
Particular changelog entry which catches my eye: Changed umask to OR 022 with current umask - Solar Designer ^^ Does that sound right to you? Daniel -- Daniel Silverstone http://www.digital-scurf.org/ Hostmaster, Webmaster, and Chief Code Wibbler Digital-Scurf Unlimited GPG Public key available from germany.keyserver.net KeyId: 20687895 Never reveal your best argument.