> where would you buy your metal? why? Dell. > why? Company standards and Perferred Account discounts and all that. It all depends on what you're looking for really. Renewable support contract or a standard warranty? Is it actual server class hardware or a beefy workstation? Hadware or Software RAID? Dual Processors? etc etc etc... -- Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://andy.zibnet.us SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue >0; 0 rows returned