I sent a message to the chat list and rootsweb robot asked me what I wanted to do with it, and advised me that I had to be a subscriber to the list to post to it. So I checked rootsweb list finder and it says I am still subbed, so what is wrong ? Jack Childers in OKC International Society of BlackSheep Genealogists http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/childers/html/surnames.htm "I've traveled a long way and some of the roads were not paved" Jaxone1234@msn.com