In your previous mail you wrote:

   I *guess* you're joking, but...

=> no, Christian is right and the term was very successful in France.
    
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Christian Huitema [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
   
   Actually, the name is "brouteur", from the French verb "brouter",
   to browse - the herbivore action of eating grass, not the web
   variation. A "broute[u]r" is a device that is peacefully munching at
   your data, like a cow in a pasture.
   
Regards

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PS: (:-)

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