Guys, I am wondering if it is some new firewall policy or is Oracle's website really having problems: Network Error (tcp_error)=20 =20 A communication error occurred: "Operation timed out" =20 The Web Server may be down, too busy, or experiencing other problems preventing it from responding to requests. You may wish to try again at a later time. =20 For assistance, contact your network support team. =20 Thanks, Paula -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l