Just downloading patches from Oracle (oracle-updates-east.conxion.com) and am getting 2MB/s down. Kudos! Less than a minute to download 8.1.7.4 minipack. :) Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator rich.jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx QuadTech, Sussex, WI USA ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------