When you say that sometimes they aren't so good about releasing ports, do you mean even after quitting mA, its ghost may still be blocking the port? Is there a way to flush the ports without shutting down the machine and rebooting? (Because sometimes that seems like the only thing that works.) Is there a way to scan ports and see what/who is using them? dan trueman writes:

if mA has been running (or anything else that might be using OSC) and using similar port #s, things will get hung. definitely make sure all other OSC things are quit on those machines; sometimes they aren't so good about releasing ports.

david David Loberg Code School of Music Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008 code@wmich.edu