From: "Jonathan Heiliger" <loco@mfsdatanet.com> Perhaps term IXP, IntereXchange Point could be used. Too many acronyms has long been a trend in technology. :-)

I have always liked Deering's MIX (Metropolitan Internet eXchange), since the acronym also described the activity (MIXing). Perhaps have the region/location: LA-MIX, Chicago-MIX, et alia. NB: NAP has always struck me as overly generic ("access point"), and a description of sedentary inactivity. Bill.Simpson@um.cc.umich.edu Key fingerprint = 2E 07 23 03 C5 62 70 D3 59 B1 4F 5E 1D C2 C1 A2