> #0 0xff30c620 in number () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 > #1 0xff30c290 in __doscan_u () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 > #2 0xff310e90 in sscanf () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 Ooooh yeah. I remember this. This is a bug in libc's sscanf and extreme input. You'll have to talk to Sun. -benjamin