> I have a program I built for a client with several offices. All of the > offices have to get one record to each of the other offices each week. I > can create the file and interface, but I'd like it to be more automatic > than them having to attach the messages to a file and send them to the > other offices. I know PC Anywhere has an automatic function, but I'd > prefer them to use the internet because it's free. Set up a single FTP server or SQL Server (well, SQL Server, Oracle, I don't really care). Have each office PUT their own message on the server at 11:30 pm, local to the time of the west-most office. At midnight, local to the time of the west-most office, have all clients retrieve all of the messages. Two things: 1) I don't care if it's an FTP server or a database server. The mechanics are irrelevant, you just want to get the job done. 2) I say 'local to the time of the west-most office' since that's usually safe across the US. If your stores close at 9, and you have stores across the US, and you base things on midnight in New York, then the stores in WA, CA, and HA (is that the correct abbreviation for Hawaii) will be missed. /Paul --