> i've had success with the "script" command (to capture the fast-scrolling > screen > messages): > > ~ script [my madeup file name] > ~ [type the command i'm trying to execute] > ~ exit
> then i can use "cat [my madeup file name] |less" and read the output at my > leisure, > send it to the printer, paste in an email.... hmm, I should have thought of that :) Will ncurses and the like run under script? (particularly, pppconfig?) hawk -- Prof. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. Smeal 178 (814) 375-4700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] These opinions will not be those of Penn State until it pays my retainer.