I see that ldap_build_filter() is marked as deprecated in ldap.h; I STFW'd and had a look through the source, but I couldn't find any more info. Was this deprecated by RFC or by convention? Is there a replacement for it? thanks, john -- John Morrissey _o /\ ---- __o jwm@horde.net _-< \_ / \ ---- < \, www.horde.net/ __(_)/_(_)________/ \_______(_) /_(_)__