Sorry if this is a known issue.. AFFECTED>> solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 / SPARC solaris 2.6 =========== $ uname -v Generic_105181-26 $ $ /usr/bin/write root `perl -e 'print "A" x 92'` Segmentation Fault solaris 2.7, 2.8 ================ $ uname -v Generic_106541-14 $ $ /usr/bin/write root `perl -e 'print "A" x 88'` Segmentation Fault 568D CAD6 53A0 92E6 4A2A 4E87 3BA0 5F90 37BB 8EE7 ================================================== Sung J. Choe | UNIX Admin. | www.CheapTickets.com ================================================== "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more." - Shakespeare, Henry the Fifth Act III Scene i Line 1