Karl,
Sometimes I think you work for the Yoyodyne Corporation from some movie or another.
Tell you what.
You watch the capitalist system of our country reward companies that utilize new technology to encourage better service.
I happen to like that model. A lot. The problem is, lots of people like to slant the playing field so that only the guys on the top of the money pile can play in the same theatre, and everyone else is relegated to the bottom. There are some benefits of size that really are honestly earned. Then there are those which are just plain improper (at minimum). The trick is to differentiate between them. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - The Finest Internet Connectivity http://www.mcs.net/~karl | T1's from $600 monthly to FULL DS-3 Service | 99 Analog numbers, 77 ISDN, Web servers $75/mo Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| Email to "info@mcs.net" WWW: http://www.mcs.net/ Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | 2 FULL DS-3 Internet links; 400Mbps B/W Internal