Connection error on URI

Hey all, I'm working on someone else's code that tries to read an XML transaction from a remote server with the following code. $url="http://xx.xx.xx.xx:1972/csp/test/SASS.Web1.cls?soap_method=FindMemBySASSNum&SNum=".$user_sass; // $url = urlencode($url); $xml_response = file_get_contents($url, true); But this transaction times out and returns an empty transaction, even with the call to urlencode, which I tried as a quick fix. If I paste the identical transaction into a browser it works fine. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Peace, Love & Curly Fries, Skip -- ==================================== Skip Evans Big Sky Penguin, LLC 503 S Baldwin St, #1 Madison WI 53703 608.250.2720 http://bigskypenguin.com ------------------------------------ Those of you who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand. -- Kurt Vonnegut