+-------[ Tom ]---------------------- | Greetings. I hate computers and especially networks but I love software | languages and programming. Zope is tolerable as a medium to allow me to | express creative language use. Thanks for listening. :-) | | BTW, I would like to be able to test my server's connectivity from the | Internet. Something goofy occasionally happens with the damned | computer/firewall/network interface/network card, etc. etc. etc... A | reboot puts things back in order. Your IP changed and your firewall didn't change its rules to match? | So, I would like to be able to submit a request via the httplib Python | module and have it _not_ use the local loopback. There must be a way to | preface a request URL with the gateway or something but I'd have to go | back to school to figure it out. And I'm tired of school. It's | expensive and not all instructors are worth their class time. Is there a question in there, or just a statement about things you like and don't like? -- Andrew Milton akm@theinternet.com.au