Michael> Hm, it might be the interactive mode of ftp getting in the Michael> way. Could you try Michael> (setq efs-ftp-program-args '("-e" "-i" "-n" "-g" "-v")) Michael> Moreover, Michael> (setq efs-send-progress-off t) davep> But it looks like you are using FreeBSD (4.6) and you don't see the davep> problem, do you? I've seen it for some time, since about 4.0, so it davep> is not FreeBSD 4.6 specific. ... but I use the above settings :-) -- Cheers =8-} Mike Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla