Tom, what happens with: (Emacs) M-x ssh t (you should have the remote shell buffer now) R (once R is started) M-x ess-remote r ? Claudia -- Claudia Beleites Spectroscopy/Imaging Institute of Photonic Technology Albert-Einstein-Str. 9 07745 Jena Germany email: claudia.beleites at ipht-jena.de phone: +49 3641 206-133 fax: +49 2641 206-399