Hi everyone I have just noticed that Oracle have announced a quarterly patch schedule to start next year on January 18. There is a news item on when you login to metalink. I have also discussed it in my Oracle security weblog toady at http://www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/entries/index.html kind regards Pete -- Pete Finnigan (email:pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) Web site: http://www.petefinnigan.com - Oracle security audit specialists Oracle security blog: http://www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/entries/index.html Book:Oracle security step-by-step Guide - see http://store.sans.org for details. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l