Here is a quote I found in the NY Times. "It was 1977. We thought we were doing an experiment. The problem was, the experiment never ended." VINT CERF, who was part of a Defense Department group that in the 1970s assigned 4.3 billion Web site addresses. They are estimated to run out in the next 18 months. Maybe they will be interested in a few billion more. Take Care Garyrcanuck