> These > posters would be terribly upset if while eating in a restaurant someone > picked up their beverage and drank it and said, you weren't using, it > you were eating. But if the patron went outside and left their food on a park bench? Or tossed it out the window of the restaurant? Using your iBook to log onto someone else's network isn't the same as eating food at someone's table - there's an infinite amount of signal streaming out - or at least so much that any leaks would go unnoticed by the person who has set up the network. It's not as if someone is going into another person's home, plunking themselves down at a desk, and using the wi-fi signal. Dave -- http://www.davewyman.com http://www.idrivebackroads.com (Guidebook to Northern California) This mail is a natural product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.