http://news.com.com/2100-1038-5141810.html?tag=nefd_hed According to the article, somebody maanged to patent the selling of www.something.somethng.com. Which seems a bit assanine to me, since the ISP I worked for in 1993 offered custoemrs www.customer.ccnet.com. As much as I dislike Verisign, this is silly. I think I'll file a patent on organic O2/CO2 exchangers, and then sue everyone who breathes.... Break out the prior art.... -Scott -- Scott Call Router Geek, ATGi, home of $6.95 Prime Rib I make the world a better place, I boycott Wal-Mart