Hi Charani: My point was that it is important before posting a query, etc. to make sure that the email address used for responses will always be available or be available for quite some time. Otherwise the purpose of posting a query is defeated. If a responder wants to contact the inquirer, it cannot be done if the email address is invalid. Regards, Eve ----- This is the problem when people change ISPs. Frequently one needs to be logged into the ISP itself in order to download mail from their servers so it becomes impossible to check a previous address. It's easy enough to set up an address with Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, or Mail2World (to name but four), all of which are free. Neither Hotmail nor Mail2World can be used with an email client now but Gmail definitely can. I don't know about Yahoo. -- Charani (UK) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.