>So a 'rare' exception is OK ?
>And the rarity is only because of the workload. More work - more exceptions.....
>Plus, what code would you actually use if the connection reported busy?

In my environments, I cannot deal with 'rare' situations. This is why, when being discovered, we investigate, adjust and eliminate them one by one. I need a perfect running site. Some of them are dealing with a lot of money, SLAs and such. So, they have to work and they have to work perfectly. The suggestion to create the connection each time, based on my tests so far, seems to work. This should resolve the issue.

Thanks again for suggesting and validating some related Web site issues.