>>> In article <2LGdnbKXL8u5HyDYnZ2dnUVZ_u2mnZ2d at comcast.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes: Richard> You should be able to parse the string to see if it does have the Richard> proper form to be an IP address: D.D.D.D where D is one to three Richard> decimal digits. But I do not believe we get a string in this case. H