Since fopen/fread/fclose all work with standard URLs, why not allow file_exists() to work with URLs as well? What is the procedure to make such a request? And yes, I know how to work around it for now; quite simple even for a newbie such as myself...not to mention that a similar question was recently posted and answered. Thanks, david -- In a Norwegian cocktail lounge: Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]