http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/22693.html hmmm... 2^57 bytes, a quote "big arse number". I guess that *could* be useful at some point. Alex O'Connor +++++++++++++ oconnoat at tcd.ie +++++++++++++ 3rd Engineering. Amenities Officer, CSC Il Presidente, Gamers TCD -- "If you aren't part of the solution, you're a precipitate." -Anon