Hi Frank! Thanks for your valuable contribution... >This function returns the Levenshtein-Distance between the two >argument strings or -1, if one of the argument strings is longer >than the limit of 255 characters (255 should be more than enough for >name or dictionary comparison, and nobody serious would be doing >genetic analysis with PHP). Yes, and I READ THAT too... * laugh out loud * Btw, the 1024-char limit I put on xlevdist() is rather arbitrary. I could take it away but users might kill me if I cause their computer to crash! =) >p.s.: im outside the university therefore cant use the smtp server, >thats why the mail comes from apu@gmx.li. I hope this is no Problem. So how many secret identities do you have? Just kidding.. =) Regards, Serge Need a new email address that people can remember Check out the new EudoraMail at http://www.eudoramail.com