The steady growth in fund-raising support we have received, particularly through our direct mail program and our web site, is indicative of the increasing enthusiasm we are seeing at the grassroots level across the country.

We contacted prime support customers by phone and e-mail.

In the late '90s investors believed that tech was such a great secular growth story that cycles didn't matter. In this rebound, the only thing that matters is the economic context.

We did foresee a growth trend in relation to mail-in business, although the amount of business for February has exceeded our own expectations.

There's such a large direct mail campaign for all of the services. Names of people who aren't eligible to enlist are sometimes included.

This year's figures hold no surprises. Widespread use of illegal sites, made easier with the growth of broadband access in the major markets, is affecting an industry that is also having to compete with increased sales of other entertainment formats such as DVD films and new video game consoles,