From: ts Date: 2005-03-02T21:55:02+09:00 Subject: Re: Modules and methods >>>>> "J" == Javier Valencia writes: J> private J> def MyMod.priv_method J> puts "world" J> end You have written something like this private class << self def priv_method puts "world" end end i.e. private was the default for the module but not for the singleton class. Guy Decoux