http://code.google.com/p/serf/ An Async HTTP library in C - could be very useful. Paul -- Paul Fremantle VP/Technical Sales, WSO2 OASIS WS-RX TC Co-chair http://bloglines.com/blog/paulfremantle paul at wso2.com (646) 290 8050 "Oxygenating the Web Service Platform", www.wso2.com