Alan responded:

> this fascinates me
> try the / slash with localhost instead of \
> what OS are you using

Win2k

> do you have localhost 127.0.0.1 listed in your hosts file?

Most probably - I'll check on Monday.
I didn't remove anything from the hosts file, so the localhost entry should
be there.

I thought the speed difference was the difference between TCP and "memory
mapped" connection.


Regards,
Aage J.