In older versions of IE there was a setting for your choice of default telnet client. That doesn't seem to exist in IE5.5. How can we set this? Registry hacks acceptable, but not preferred. dan -- Dan Lester, Data Wrangler dan at RiverOfData.com 3577 East Pecan, Boise, Idaho 83716-7115 USA www.riverofdata.com www.postcard.org www.gailndan.com