Though not from Hesse, my Bavarian great-grandfather lived in northern Bavaria, not far from the Hessian border. He went to the French port of Havre to catch his ship to America. I have no clue why Havre. Denise -- COMPUTERBILD 15/03: Premium-e-mail-Dienste im Test -------------------------------------------------- 1. GMX TopMail - Platz 1 und Testsieger! 2. GMX ProMail - Platz 2 und Preis-Qualitätssieger! 3. Arcor - 4. web.de - 5. T-Online - 6. freenet.de - 7. daybyday - 8. e-Post