> 0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * start_connect('k1ttt') if unless connected('k1ttt') > cron: cmd error syntax error at (eval 26) line 1, near "if unless" this suggests there is an error near "if unless" Drop the "if", it is not mentioned in the example in the manal. I am using an older syntax, but it may work. 73 kjell, sm7gvf