If you're using some flavor of unix, executing 'perldoc perlfork' on the command line is a good place to get started. The books Programming Perl, and Perl Cookbook have good information on how to get rolling with fork. - Travis
"Dukelow, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm using the fork command for the first time, and can't find one simple expiation of it. I know it's not simple, but every index I look it up in has many references all through the book about it. Is there a web page or white paper someplace that could give me one place to look to get started. Don Dukelow --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.