just as a side note to the GMail OE set up, the instructions for setting up GMail accounts with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express respectively can be found within the comprehensive online help on the GMail website. also, when typing in your e-mail address into the user box on the GMail site, you *don't* need to put in the @gmail.com part of the address, just your e-mail and password. for example, my e-mail is bcsarah.fan@xxxxxxxxx, so I only need to put in bcsarah.fan in the user box, and then tab and put in my password. hope this helps. Patricia e-mail: bcsarah.fan@xxxxxxxxx msn: bc_sarah_fan@xxxxxxxxxxx