From time to time Sygate reports on my XP Pro laptop that Sam Server has changed and asking whether I wish to allow access etc. I choose "No" and all seems to go on normally. I was originally fooled by the name Sam - having the Dolphin Synthesiser Access Manager on my system but clearly this is something different. Presumably it is part of Windows? If anyone could satisfy my curiosity I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance, Douglas -- Douglas Harrison ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq