MICHAEL.W.WILSON / customs.treas.gov writes: > permissions. ¨Â áääåôèáô äéòåãôïòôï íù ÌÄßÌÉÂÒÁÒÙßÐÁÔȬ âõ> still if I do something like: $ irb irb(main):001:0> require > "socket" false This means that socket.so is already "required". try > $".delete 'socket.so' > require 'socket' - Ville