> > Occasionally the back-end server gets into a state where it returns empty > documents When this occurs, try to directly connect to the backend, and see if this shows the same behaviour, so we can see if it's a mod_perl/Embperl problem or a mod_proxy problem. Gerald ------------------------------------------------------------- Gerald Richter ecos electronic communication services gmbh Internetconnect * Webserver/-design/-datenbanken * Consulting Post: Tulpenstrasse 5 D-55276 Dienheim b. Mainz E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: +49 6133 925151 WWW: http://www.ecos.de Fax: +49 6133 925152 -------------------------------------------------------------