Wow. My apologies to the list for bringing up the topic of dial-up! Thanks for the input, but it was a tad too much bandwidth for one subject. If I may move on to yet another topic; Apple's Firewall app. Is it any good? Should I trust it or should I look into other third party Firewall apps. Is there a way to check to logs of Apple's Firewall from time to time to see if I've had any unwanted visitors? Thanks again for all your input. Paul PS- I don't drive a BMW - '69 Toyota Corona with a wood rear bumper! :)