Hello folks, thanks for the replies

I've tested the DBIx::Timeout module and it adds serious processing overhead to the code. About 50 precious milisseconds, something we can't afford to add to all our searches.

In fact, on Win2K the regular techniques described here on this link didn't work: http://search.cpan.org/~timb/DBI/DBI.pm#Signal_Handling_and_Canceling_Operations

But, afterall, can I expect them to work on this $dbh call on my LINUX production server?

Thanks