The "sniffer" idea was the first one that crossed my mind. Especially with the PLCs...
I think you're on the right track. Carry on. ;-) (Of course, the listener.log can be
helpful too, if you turn on debugging. Gotta be notes on that on Metalink...)
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-- Mark Brinsmead
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The Pythian Group
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