> >> You have to explicitly name every host: > >> > >> :nick.PERI.COM :alias.HOST1.PERI.COM HOST2.PERI.COM > > > > > >===> Last round of questions... > > > >Would I need to do this for every user? or can I use a > >wild card for the user: > > This is host_name aliasing, i.e. we are only dealing with the right side of > [log in to unmask] userID's are not a part of this process. > So, in the example above, are you saying that "nick" is a host name rather than a user name? Is that correct? Thank you. Paul Franco Periphonics Corp.