Dear Listers: Many of you may not be familiar and many may not yet be in the habit. However, it is a good idea to check the Rootsweb Help Desk site with some regularity. http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com There are many helpful and informative messages posted there from Rootsweb Staff/Help Desk Folks from time to time. If something seems not to be "working right", this is the first place to look and see if there is a big yellow notice about the issue. There are several messages there currently that may be of interest to you. There is a notice about maintenance that is to begin tomorrow (6 Jan 2004 -- Utah, USA date, for the Aussies, etc. among us) that will affect the Bulletin Boards and World Connect areas. The Bulletin Boards are viewed from several areas at once -- ie Ancestry, MSN, etc. As such the server that houses them for all locations will be down for maintenance. If you use these resources, please take a minute to go read the Official Announcement. And if you do not use those resources, you may be interested in the other announcements that may affect you or others you correspond with. As I have mentioned before.... I do not always draw your attention to these messages. It is a good idea to visit the site with some regularity on your own so you remain as informed as possible about issues that may affect your quality of experience with Rootsweb's resources. If you have not already, you may want to book mark or add to favorites the URL for the Help Desk. Kind Regards, Lauren List Admin