CompuServe Messages

Hi Greg, Thanks much for your response but it doesn't answer my question. My network functions quite well with all other non-3DS operations. File tansfers, etc all go smoothly and nothing else except the 3DS slaves draw down my server's CPU. I want to know what the idle slaves do that will affect the server's cpu. I am aware of all the things you mentioned (net polling time, etc) but those little operations should not bring a 486/66 cpu to its knees. Something ELSE is going on, I believe, and that's is what I'm trying to learn about. Thanks, Alec Jason