The location of that server is not a technical issue, it's a political one. True. And it will stay that way on this continent, where for ages and ages already national issues have dominated what politicians have the guts to call "European politics". There is no such thing: "European politics" is the sum of national politics and always the lowest common denominator. There's more than enough proof of that: "Bosnia" is one of the most striking proofs of the total failure of "European politics" (and since you're from France and I'm from Holland, I would add "drugs" to that... ;-)). In networking land it's no better. And there it's even worse, since the problem is made even worse by the price policies of the various national PTT's; deregulation, even though it has been the focus of the European Commission for many years, is largely still a dead letter. Just have a look at the prices that the various PTT's charge for international lines, and compare them with the prices for intercontinental lines. Then it isn't really surprising that in networking context the US has become the "center of Europe".... :-( Piet