EFF is trying to bust some more patents. In brief one is a patent on virtual domains, I think more or less as implemented by Apache for I don't know how long. Details are here: <http://www.eff.org/patent/wanted/prior.php?p=ideaflood> and more on the Patent Busting Project is here: <http://www.eff.org/patent/> I am not expert enough to help them, but I am sure someone here is... Apologies for OT again -- richard