thanks a lot for your reply.

i know this because i found the 'hidden' log files on my share. It had a '.' before the filename to prevent normal display if done by an 'ls -l' call.
I've checked with some trusted fellow students and they all have the same type of log files on there shares (so this nulls the possibility that my account was hacked, unless every one else on campus has been hacked which could still be a possibility).

Luckily, the file did not contain any passwords (which would be very foolish of them).

thanks again.

banshee