sleep(1); ought to do it. it's quite sporatic (~1 per 1000 calls) and frustrating.

the production server is a 180MHz pentiumpro w/256MB RAM, running NT 4 SP6, but it has ultra-fast-wide scsi, and a fat network pipe. i did not see this problem on my (then) desktop, a dual pIII 450. your mileage may vary.

good luck!

~Particle