>>what's its domain name? let's test out the speed... > news.celestial.com (what else). Just tried connecting and got a "You have no permission to talk. goodbye". The original news.linux-sxs.org is rather slow in response. -- .~. http://toylet.homeip.net / v \ Linux 2.4.26 /( _ )\ 10:26am up 1 day 11:49 ^ ^ load average: 1.00 1.00 1.00