"net start or stop ISC BIND" is fine, but we'd prefer an NT equivalent of "ndc reload" that can be run in from the cmd line and in batch file. Anybody know how? Thanks, Len Len http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com: ISC BIND 8 installable binary for NT4 http://IMGate.MEIway.com: Build free, hi-perf, anti-spam mail gateways