As a system administrator I whole heartedly support the above. I have sent a gentle note to the students indicating the implications of their open ended request. If meets the characteristics of a chain letter and is equally destructive. My hunch is that that account has already been removed from their providers machine. The reason I am sending this note in support is that we all must be aware of the implications of the notes we send out and those that we forward. Please consider them as you are delaing with the growing lag on the network. Jay Jones [log in to unmask] p.s. It is important to note that we were all at that level once though and gentle education as well as preventative instruction is probably the best course of action.