I have some pages configured to return Excel format to the user using the technique detailed at: http://twsite.bizland.com/twzop0014.htm When executed from Netscape everything works fine, when executed from IE 5.5, if the user opens the file directly into Excel via embedded OLE (clicks open or has the XLS associated), the client is locking the file on the server, preventing other users from accessing the data. Another client attempting to access the same file will not receive a response until the first user times out (3 minutes). Zope is unresponsive until the lock is released. Is it possible to prevent these client locks from the server? or to force read-only in Excel? The user is anonymous. [27/Feb/2001:21:31:57 -0500] "LOCK /IOTA/report_ordersmtd?format=xls HTTP/1.1" 200 817 "" "Microsoft Data Access Internet Publishing Provider DAV" [27/Feb/2001:21:32:21 -0500] "GET /IOTA/report_ordersmtd?format=xls HTTP/1.1" 200 71207 "" "Microsoft Data Access Internet Publishing Provider DAV" [27/Feb/2001:21:32:21 -0500] "UNLOCK /IOTA/report_ordersmtd?format=xls HTTP/1.1" 204 240 "" "Microsoft Data Access Internet Publishing Provider DAV" Thanks, Alan Capesius, MCSE/NTCIP+20 Technical Support Engineer Sysmex Corporation of America capesiusa@sysmex.com