At 05:21 AM 4/17/03, you wrote:

>Dear reader,

<snip mostly valid arguments>

>As for the rest of the arguments - I'm pretty sure you and
>others of the Netscape/Mozilla/AOL/Whatever team are very
>sensible people. Then, I ask you: WHY did you select
>"Firebird" as the name for the product if you KNEW it would
>'cause "problems" or raise hairs in the back of peoples
>necks?

That's a rhetorical question! Of course they did, just to get you and
Helen all worked up. Maybe, get some publicity for all. It worked didn't it?
(another rhetorical question)

Scott.