> So, I have access to conf.serveruser[serverid] within urlgrabber? > Forgive my ignorance, but I don't see it coming in anywhere, or being > used anywhere. This is where my confusion comes from I think. no - you have access to conf.serveruser[serverid] from anywhere where urlgrabber.retrygrab() is called - so you pass it in there. Not inside urlgrabber. > Ok, so am I missing where this is being used in urlgrabber? As far as I > can tell, everything that urlgrab uses comes in with the function > arguments--and the server config information isn't among them. right - that's the whole point - you make them default to None unless filled in and ignored if they are none. -sv