Re: If the network is always down, how come I can post a message

Sean, This is because the phone system is considered down when the subscriber can dial no numbers. The internet is considered down when you can't reach any particular web site (or collection thereof). If people can't reach a given company by phone they say 'their phone line is down'. I have given up counting the number of times I have spent trying to dial the US from the UK and got fast busy (or worse). -- Alex Bligh VP Core Network, XO Communications - http://www.xo.com/ (formerly Nextlink Inc, Concentric Network Corporation GX Networks, Xara Networks)