yes, a few years ago, prior to the big international sting-forget which one- (ah, arresting college students, has always happened, and never will cease) 3 of my floor mates went down for having hotline servers, btwn the 3 of them, they have about 1 TB or so of copyright-infringing material. all in all, it ended fairly meekly, though with a lot of pressure from the school, family, etc. none of the 3 were allowed to own a computer for some probation period, they all spent a couple nights in jail, had to say big apologies and had about a $10,000 fine btwn the three of them. suffice it to say, the institute was pissed, but not at the students. the feds did this whole sting type operation without the school's knowledge, and the school's stance has always (quietly) been "dont do anything illegal, but this hands on experience IS great for our students, so we are very hands off" sandor Please tell me they were using Windows. _________________________________________________________________ Looking to buy a house? Get informed with the Home Buying Guide from MSN House & Home. http://coldwellbanker.msn.com/