This should have been out a while ago - I blame my playstation... Added optional userExists hook to improve performance for sites with large user populations. Implemented basic user authentication properly. I believe all outstanding issues have been dealt with - let me know if this is not the case. -- ___ // Zen (alias Stuart Bishop) Work: zen@cs.rmit.edu.au // E N Senior Systems Alchemist Play: zen@shangri-la.dropbear.id.au //__ Computer Science, RMIT WWW: http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/~zen