It is a security tool that prevents spammers and automatic "robot" hackers from gaining access. A lot of websites have them including smartgroups, yahoogroups, and topica. sigh. I had my brother read the image for me, as it was faster than trying to get it to be understood with the garbled image. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner