Mark, Thanks for the info. Perhaps you are right, maybe I should use compuserv as my alternate. Do they have a good selection of software-hardware company help bulletin boards? I still think that it is an awfully expensive way to go. I spend 60+ hours a month online and that would wipe me out financially on something like Compuserv. Can you tell me how much time you spend online each month and how much it costs you on compuserv? All the best, Robert Robert O. Dahl Interpretive Designer 8421 N. Via Tioga Tucson, AZ 85704 Ph:(602) 797-4752 internetaddress:[log in to unmask] AOL: [log in to unmask]