just out of curiousity, is there a AceDB site that i can telnet or WWW to in order to _use_ AceDB, not just download it? Yes, Guy Decoux' ACeDB WWW server at http://moulon.inra.fr/acedb/acedb.html. _______________ Erik Sonnhammer Sanger Centre Cambridge UK -- _______________ Erik Sonnhammer Sanger Centre Cambridge UK