PLEASE HELP :: fsockopen and v3.0.7

I'm trying to write a whois script using v3.0.7 (dont ask...version 4 is coming "soon"... so I figure around christmas ;-) I picked up the code off phpbuilder.com to do something like this $server = "whois.internic.net" $fp = fsockopen($server, 43, &$errno, &$errstr,10); if (!$fp) { echo "$errstr ($errno)<BR>\n"; } else etc.... and the code runs fine on my server here at home (v4.0x) But the hosting I'm on balks at the number of arguements in the fsockopen() call (it's v 3.0.7 and the timeout value only became available in 3.0.9). When I run the code without a timeout value, it sits there, for about 10-15 seconds before returning without setting $fp, and with a blank $errstr and $errno. How can I work around this annoying fsockopen problem, producing a quick (and valid!) response while I'm waiting on version 4 support ???? Thanks Scott. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net