Ivan writes: > Does this mean that, in effect, MS has control over __EVERY__ website > whose url begins 'www' ? No. Not even if the rumor is true. The most it would give them is the right to stop others from using 'www' to sell a product similar to the one they are using it for. A trademark is not a copyright. -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI