This is the perl5 DBZ_File distribution, written by Wayne Davison. It probably only works with perl version 5.003 and later. This package allows a perl program to read and write a DBZ database, such as the news history file. It does support the creation of a new database if the .pag and .lib files are missing -- just call the tie function with a create flag and a mode (see the documentation). The default Makefile.PL assumes that you've got dbz.h and libdbz.a installed on your system. If you don't, add any needed -I and -L directives, or reference the object files directly, as required. You install the library by running these commands: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install Please feel free to send any bug reports, suggestions, etc., to: . Enjoy! ..wayne..