OK -- the ldbm.c files from both the .23 and .25 builds are identical. I am able to build 2.0.23 with the following components: cyrus-sasl-1.5.24 db-3.2.9 so the problem is probably not in the C code itself. Thanks George George T. Krucik 48 Loraine Court San Francisco, CA 94118 1-415-668-0549 Voice 1-415-668-0805 Fax George@Krucik.com