Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment on the login/logon question (plus its out/off variants). As I had suspected, there is no consensus. Stimulated by your responses, I've meditated and decided to use "login" wherever possible. Reason? Pause to allow Politically Correct to avert their eyes: Login implies a zen-like oneness, entry and interpenetration with the computer. Logon implies a dominance, with the computer as an external "other". I've had an epiphany: I know now that I am Logged In but not Logged On. Barry (And then there is Tim Leary's "Turn on, Tune in, and Drop Out." _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network () ASCII ribbon campaign -- don't use HTML email /\ _____________________________________________________________________