"That is true. Most often though. "systems" are adapted and hacked at, than designed anew everytime. In tha past 8 years I've probably had to write 3/4 large network mgmt apps, but almost everyday, I have to fix a bug, or write a module etc. For me, the new products/modules are the cherry, the small victories the icing and the ready is just baking the cake :)" - Shivanand Velmurugan