on the network; "get" or "put" the file[s] you want to transfer between Windows and Linux. This last is what I mostly do when someone sends me a Word or Excel attachment. In the latter case, I will typically export it (in Windows) as a ".csv" file which I can then tranfer back to Linux in order to run proper software on it! You can of course use the Windows telnet client as well (or the better one called "putty"). VMWare has given me a smooth interface to Windows when I need it, enabling me to continue to run Linux without re-booting. As someone remarked, it {will | would} be great {when | if} some good soul {gets | got} round to implementing something with similar power as OSS. But I can't begrudge the cost. It's been well worth while. (Of course, more recent versions of VMWare should be free of limitations such as I refer to above). Best wishes to all, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 02-Mar-05 Time: 14:11:03 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------