A bit about my environment. Fedora Core 6 httpd 2.2.2 ruby (compiled) 1.8.5 gem 0.9.4 rails 1.2.3 ruby/mysql C library 0.2.6 mysql 5.0.27 interactive_timeout = 28800 wait_timeout = 28800 mongrel 1.0.1 I''ve had this experience in other environments with different versions but this configuration is the most recent attempt I''ve made. I get the "Broken Pipe" error after several hours (28800 minutes most likely) of inactivity. I''ve added "ActiveRecord::Base.verification_timeout 14400" to the end of my ''config/environment.rb'' file to no avail. I''ve also attempted to set the timeout to a lower value, also to no avail. I''ve switched between Development and Production with no change. I''m not sure where to proceed. I can''t imagine my configuration is so far off the wall that no else has encountered this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Scott