Jason....

>>I should have approached this >>differently and controlled my frusteration.

Something I should have done as well! :)

>>frusteration.

Look out... your spelling will now classify you as a moron. :)


>>Do you think that the PUTM's provide enough cash flow to keep this up and >>running? I'm asking, not stating. I would think that advertising would cover >>the majority of the costs and that a PUTM is a way to separate those who are >>serious about using the UT from those who are just wasting cycles searching >>for files. But I really have no idea.

While I do not know what the owners books are I would imagine that PUTM's make up the lions share of his income each year. There really are only 4 - sometimes 6 advertisements in any given month and they are the same ones over and over.

If you do the math... take the total number of members and figure anywhere from 3 - 9 percent are PUTM (and that is a guess again I do not know this) and times the annual fee and it should give you an idea.

I do know that Michel is careful to keep his PUTM's. I recently forgot to send in my fee and I got several reminders from him so I would conlude that it is VERY important to him and the success of the UT.(not my membership mind you but the PUTM fees!) BUT... that conclusion could be wrong and again, I have no hard FACTS to back it up.

Peace