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About a half hour ago I tried calling the 517-432-6200 number to report that one of our web sites had gone down. The phone was answered by a machine identifying itself as "Distance Learning Services." It is never a good sign what that entity answers the phone. I don't expect the quickest response after midnight, even from ITS, but after staying on the line for several minutes and waiting for a human, I hung up. Sometimes there is a plausible justification for Distance Learning Services taking our calls, e.g. about library services, but it is never a sign that we're going to have our problem dealt with quickly and efficiently. I'm calling from the Battle Creek area, so I'm wondering if I'm being treated specially. Is this what happens when students on campus call late at night? The ITS web site says the 6200 number is attended 24 hours a day. What happens when people on campus think they're calling the support line, and instead they get "Distance Learning Services"? Or do they? Or did I miss a memo? I'm building up to go on a rant about this, but am trying to line up some information first. John Gorentz Computer Services Manager W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Michigan State University Hickory Corners MI 49060