http://www.washingtonpost.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=wpni/print&articleid=A12129-2000Jul9 By Leslie Walker Monday , July 10, 2000 ; F05 The $15.3 billion merger of electronic security firm VeriSign Inc. and domain name king Network Solutions Inc. was the largest deal in Internet history. Analysts say the combined company likely will be one the Internet's most powerful players because it will maintain the Web address infrastructure and be well positioned to to offer e-commerce services to companies registering Internet domains. ............ He outlined many other projects underway: Network Solutions is taking over from volunteer groups the big computers that have run much of the dot-com address system for years....... -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433