... in common. That happens to me a lot. The first few times, I assumed that somehow the message actually got posted. Of course, it didn't and I just lost the whole thing and had to do it over. Now, whenever that happens, I simply add a fourth dot in my subject line, which makes it a new message and the board will accept it. So, you can always tell when it's happened by counting the dots! (I'm serious here, so quit laughing!). ----- jim o\-S