Hi Seth, I tried to download the new kernel for Fedora Core 3 using the --download-only option from yum 2.0.7. This because I need ntfs support, which I normally build myself using the script and spec-file from: http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ It didn't work, the kernel got installed, and I see that neither 'yum -h' nor 'man yum' mention it, which escaped my notice until now. I'm using yum.2.1.11-3.noarch.rpm from the Fedora Core 3 install-DVD. Do you plan to reintroduce it <ingratiating smile/> ? If not I'll look at it myself - and hope I have more time after work than I did last time ... ... see thread "[Yum] Yum source rpm download" from 2004-09-21, which Arian Reber solved before I found time to. - maybe I need another job. Fred.