I'll be brief, the tip on the UDP --> HTTP worked instantly (maybe faster, actually). Long live TCP!!! you're on a 'roll' now. :) Why UDP as a default? And whose 'defauts' are these, anyway? You know, all the BitTorrent clients use UDP ports for the 'listen' end of the proceedings, so, maybe it's a little Apple infrastructure for the global QT watch TV?Movies juggernaut to be? brian s