Thanks, especially to Greg for the help with the proxy settings required for Windows. I have managed to solve the problem, with Greg's latest suggestion. Jacob Jacob L van Wyk Department of Statistics University of Johannesburg (APK) PO Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006 Office ph: 011 559 3080 Fax: 011 559 2499 ________________________________ This email and all contents are subject to the following disclaimer: http://www.uj.ac.za/UJ_email_legal_disclaimer.htm [[alternative HTML version deleted]]