PK>> Even DOS sessions can write to PIPES! To DOS, a PIPE is a

 ml>> reread the above again... he states "other machines"

 PK> That was exactly the reason I suggested named pipes in the
 PK> first place! The fact they are not always easy to set up does
 PK> not remove the capability to do so............pk.

hehehe, agreed but actual semaphore files on a common drive letter or
simply using //unc nameing work easier than trying to get named pipes set
up for network operation... i _can't_ do networked named pipes with Warp
3... at least not in the manner that my APC UPS manual describes their
installation/configuration... AFAIK, Win9x doesn't do named-anything...

)\/(ark