Murray, > This was the solution. So I tested with 2 products the other machines don't > download. When I started it the load spiked to 300. Is that normal or just > an aberration? That seems high. Did you get a ps(1) listing to see what all the processes were? Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: GQL-934266 Department: Support IDD Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.