If I ftp to bio.perl.org I don't see the pub folder, or the DIST folder in pub, but I can cd to pub and pub/DIST. The links on the web page "http://bio.perl.org/Core/Latest/" are to bioperl.org (not bio.perl.org). James G.R. Gilbert The Sanger Centre Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Hinxton Cambridge Tel: 01223 494906 CB10 1SA Fax: 01223 494919