i just downloaded a file named "sim_ant.smc". linux identifies it as a "lif file" (which may or may not be relevent). does anybody know what the smc suffix means on windows? pete -- PGP Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D PGP Public Key: finger p@dirac.org