odbc timeout!

we are using access97 linking to postgres 6.4.2 through the most recent 
odbc driver.  in my access queries i have the odbc driver timeout set to 60 
seconds.  normally this isn't a problem; however, i just ran an ugly query 
from the console that did cause most clients to timeout.  that is when i 
realized that when it time-outs, access ceases to respond to its operating 
system -- you have to do the dreaded ctrl alt del and end-task.  is this 
something the odbc driver could prevent, or is this an access97 fault??


jt