block OBT messages as spam. Yahoo does not. So it was a typical recommendation for people to open a free Yahoo acct and use that for
your OBT registration.

I had problems myself this morning...and it was a "cookie" issue. It seems to
be fixed now. I had to register twice.

If I recall, the CHATS..were open for most of the down, and they used all
of the IDs and blocked the banned ones. I too am confused, Alicia... as I don't understand internet/software stuff well...maybe Evie could come back and
help us like before? And maybe my new IP provider, since Sat pm, is what screwed me up? OBT didn't recognize me? I don't know.

I just got home from work, and haven't been there yet tonight. (that says something doesn't it?)... but as I said before, the internet and world are big enough for both places..for many reasons. I myself don't know what I will do next week or next month. If the data base is restored, I will stay on at both places.
That is just more people, who need help, as far as I am concerned. But if we have to start from scratch over there, with a total loss of data, I will seriously think long and hard, about staying there.

I am confused, but not angry as such about it all. I know how fugitive the net is..how fickle. Having 10 yrs is a long time I think, that some of us had.
All the of friends I have made and people who I have helped, certainly outweigh my personal feelings.

And I am very impressed with the system and admins here...they are working hard, communicate with us well, and are CONCERNED. DocJohn is interested in education..his forum on HealthNews headlines is really great. Since I am a resource person too, I feel at home here more and more. Much of what I do in my job, besides protecting people from medical errors, etc, involves EDUCATION and communication. So I am very grateful for this place for those reasons..as well as the humanitarian point of view, that has been in place
from the beginning.