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To: j g cordes who wrote (37519)	7/8/2002 11:16:39 PM
From: Bill Cotter	Respond to of 68255

Sorry Jim; I am not that technical. I couldn't even guess how many new messages per day are generated. Perhaps a call to the company may get an answer. INSP has sales of 148.5 million and losses of 411.6 million per this report. moneycentral.msn.com

To: j g cordes who wrote (37519)	7/9/2002 12:45:52 AM
From: Lachesis Atropos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 68255

Jim, I concur. I suspect SI runs a very low end old system. For example, searching is very poor. One cannot execute an exact match like "Chicken Trade" and expect results. Thus storage and indexing is minimal. In order to upgrade they will need to buy more CPU cycles, faster disks and more of them. The hardware in use is probably on its last legs. I also think the revenue SI receives may not justify the cost to keep the SI machine running -- an opportunity cost thing. SI owners may make more money spending it else where. Lawrence