From: wconrad@... Date: 2002-05-10T07:07:50+09:00 Subject: Re: timeout.rb problem On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 06:56:16AM +0900, Nikodemus Siivola wrote: > - Is this a timeout problem, a thread problem or an exception problem? It seems like a design problem. In the code you showed us, the contract of medidate is that a timeout causes it to print a message and exit. I can't imagine how the outer rescue should catch a timeout that is being consumed by the medidate method. What am I missing? Wayne Conrad