>> is like :( My poor dsl line is so darn overloaded.. Anyway, I'm hoping
>> Nick takes you up on this :)

> dsl to slow for fidonet, hehe :-)

 JK> Well, it's a 3Megabyte line with only 256K upload speed, and about
 JK> 56K download speed.. you take that 56K and split it up over a bunch
 JK> of users picking up files, and my web and ftp server, and it really
 JK> really stinks :(  I've complained to tds.net several times (for
 JK> what we're paying for this line, it's PATHETIC!!) and they say,
 JK> "nope, everything is working FINE".. Lol.  It's so bad some days I
 JK> have to take down the web server for awhile :(

sounds like you need to drop by dslreports, run some tests and point your
provider to those results if they really do back your standing that the
line is slow... not only point them to those results but even possibly beat
them with them if you have to... printers and personal visits can do
wonders ;)  i would definitely have one of their guys come by and
accurately test the line...

remember, try the tests with one machine directly on the net and again with
your normal network setup... why? it may be possibly that something is
wrong with a router in your location... wrong setup, not beefy enough for
the traffic, etc...

)\/(ark