1. A computer for accessing a dispersed data storage network, said dispersed data storage network comprising a plurality of computers including a plurality of slice servers, each of said slice servers storing a plurality of data slices, whereby n of said data slices are associated with a corresponding data segment, and whereby m of said associated data slices are required to reconstruct said corresponding data segment, and further whereby m is less than n, said computer comprising: a network port adaptively coupled to a network in communication with said plurality of slice servers; and a client program operating on said computer, said client program adapted to receive a command from a user and, in response, issue network messages to said plurality of slice servers wherein said command is a command to read a data segment from said plurality of slice servers and wherein said client program ( 1 ) transmits network messages to at least m of said plurality of slice servers, ( 2 ) receives data slices from at least m of said plurality of slice servers, and ( 3 ) applies an information dispersal algorithm to said received data slices to assemble said data segment.