diff --git a/Script/utils.py b/Script/utils.py
index 90d1b21a3e6093d88526868166ef786f20bbe85e..b444b327f69cb36114e5dc0e9ed5b6def2cf99cf 100644
--- a/Script/utils.py
+++ b/Script/utils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def castorChecksum(castorfile, castorenv, logger):
                'line':logger.findCaller()[1]}        
     logger.debug('Fetching checksum from castor for: '
                  + castorfile, extra = logInfo)
-    nsls = Popen(['nsls', '-l', '--checksum',castorfile],
+    nsls = Popen(['nsls', '-l', '--checksum', castorfile],
                  stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, env=castorenv)
     ret = nsls.wait()
     nslsOut = nsls.stdout.read()
@@ -44,3 +44,51 @@ def castorChecksum(castorfile, castorenv, logger):
                        + castorfile + '. nsls output: '
                        + nslsOut ,extra=logInfo)
         return None
+
+
+def castorinfo(castorfile, castorenv, logger):
+    
+    logInfo = {'file':logger.findCaller()[0],
+               'line':logger.findCaller()[1]}        
+    logger.debug('Fetching checksum from castor for: '
+                 + castorfile, extra = logInfo)
+    nsls = Popen(['nsls', '-l', '--checksum', castorfile],
+                 stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, env=castorenv)
+    ret = nsls.wait()
+    nslsOut = nsls.stdout.read()
+    logInfo = {'file':logger.findCaller()[0],
+               'line':logger.findCaller()[1]}
+    logger.debug(nslsOut, extra=logInfo)
+
+    size = checksum = None
+    if ret == 0:
+        logInfo = {'file':logger.findCaller()[0],
+                   'line':logger.findCaller()[1]}
+       
+        try:
+            splitted = nslsOut.split()
+
+            size = splitted[4]
+
+            id = splitted.index('AD')
+            checksum = nslsOut.split()[id+1]
+            
+        except ValueError:
+            size = checksum = None
+            
+            logger.warning('Adler32 checksum not found for '
+                           + castorfile + '. nsls output: '
+                           + nslsOut, extra=logInfo)
+            
+        except IndexError:
+            size = checksum = None
+
+            logger.warning('Error parsing nsls output '
+                           + nslsOut, extra=logInfo)
+
+    return size,checksum
+
+
+
+
+