probably not, considering you have to talk to the WHOIS port on a server; stuff that screams to be done inside a component... in other words, not off the top of my head.... sgd -- think safely > -----Original Message----- > From: Norman Beresford [mailto:Norman@pigfe.freeserve.co.uk] > > Just a quickie here, is it possible to do a WHOIS command > from an ASP page > without using a component?