Hello Jay, > them for years with no problems - in fact, they're more transparent to > apps than symlinks are. IMHO, that is exactly what would develop into a problem once we start using them. Applications that do directory traversal often go into endless recursions over win32 symlinks; this has something to do with the fact that you mention: symlinks are somewhat a blind spot, even with NTFS. best regards kaspar -- code manufacture & ruby lab at http://www.tua.ch/ruby