if you are reading this its because i am finally able to post to post again after about 3 weeks of futile attempts. my clues came from yahoo and my online class site, they both said i was not accepting cookies. my class site actually had instructions on how to fix the problem. i am running xp and within the browser TOOLS tab i was able to adjust my security down a tad(which i had recently changed trying to block spam) anyway its good to be back. doug