I'm curious how rsync sends files using rsh/rexec. One method I've seen used is to execute "cat > foo.txt" on the remote machine, and then stream the data over the socket into that cat process. The problem I have with this method, is that the only way to signify an end of file, is to close the socket. I was hoping to find a way to send a file using rsh/rexec and be able to signify and end of file without having to close the socket. Thanks... Please email me directly with response(s) as I'm not sure I've been added to the mailing list yet. ---- Bryan R. Moore Tivoli Software IBM Software Group 11501 Burnet Road Austin, Texas 78758 Bldg 901 6E-000 moorebry@us.ibm.com 512-838-1539