Which FAQ is that? I read the OO faqs (perltoot,perlobj, perlbot, as well as searched PAN && perlmonks 4 garbage collection), but appart from the stuff about self-reffing obj. in the BOT, I did not find anything other than the OOstuff. Your answer explains what is happening here, anyway, so thanks. But I would like a pointer so that I can read up for myself.