I just thought we all could use something else to think about. Recently I have been noticing that when I want to check my email it seems to take forever. I mean like I found out the different parts of the process. First it says "Connecting". That used to flash by so fast I didn't even know it existed. Then it says"Authorizing". Same comment as before. Then "Checking Mail". Same thing, ever seen your Outlook Express actually display this long enough to read it? Then "Receiving Messages". Now it takes about a minute to download each individual spam message. Then it does all the same things for my other email address. The point of all this is that I have DSL! Apparently AT&T and Yahoo have updated their website servers so my Windows 98SE and Outlook Express 6 are no longer "Compatible" with the system. I called AT&T and that is what their web support person told me. Now I have ordered Windows XP Home (sob, moan, mumble, groan). Another hundred bucks shot to h_ll. I always said I would never upgrade to XP until I was forced to. Now I have been... :-( :-( Eric Thompson S/V Procrastinator South San Francisco capteric36@sbcglobal.net