In a message dated 11/1/2006 12:51:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, olson@shout.net writes: <<There is one small problem with this - and that is that the absence of an envelope does not become obvious to anyone at all.>> --- It doesn't have to be obvious to anyone--other than the ADMIN since this display only involves the ADMIN interface of the boards. << Once that upgrade takes place (or when staff at Rootsweb informs us that it will NOT take place) then I may reconsider for some or all of them.>> --- I believe we have been told by staff (Melissa) that any planned upgrades to the boards have been put on HOLD and are not planned anytime in the near future now. <<When a board is adopted does it come to the new admin the way it used to be - or with the gateway automatically closed? or automatically open? ie - when a board is orphaned, do they change anything about the gateway?>> --- I don't believe they do that anymore. I seriously doubt there are enough staff devoted to lists and boards to go through orphaned/adoptable lists and boards and turn on the gateway for them if it wasn't previously turned on. Joan