It works fine for me. I'd tell you to search the archives for James's messages about how to verify why you can't, but as you can't hit the archive... (Courtesy of James) If your IP was blocked, you would get a message saying that your IP was blocked and explaining why. Can you reach: http://66.13.172.18/techref/piclist/index.htm ? If so, the problem is DNS. Can you reach: http://www.quickstepper.com ? If so, the problem is with the headers sent back by the PICList site. Quickstepper is on the same site but is a very simple, "out of the box" configuration of IIS. PICList has a batch of stuff installed. Why some people can deal with it and other can't is an ongoing mystery. It may be caused by a problem with some node in the route between your ISP and mine, or by your browser, or god knows what. If you can't reach any of them, your ISP or something between your ISP and mine is messed up. They will never believe this, but you can prove it to them by using a proxy server on another network. For example: http://www.the-cloak.com/Cloaked/+cfg=32/http://www.piclist.com/techref/picl ist/index.htm After you click on this link, it will ask you for some configuration info and you should check the URL in the lower left corner to ensure it is still http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist/index.htm (sometimes the "http:" turns into "http%3A" or the "//" becomes a "/") then press the "Start Surfing" button. If you see the web site, search the page for the text "local time: " and make a note of the servers clock setting. It should show PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) or PST after daylight savings ends. Hit refresh and verify that it is changing. If you see the web site, and the time is updating, the web server is UP. If you cant see the site directly, then your ISP, or their upstream and nothing else, is the problem. Do a tracert and email it to your ISP's tech support along with your findings and this email. Josh -- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams On 7/8/05, Peter wrote: > > I cannot access www.piclist.com and haven't been able to for some time > now (days). My previous caustic remark on this went unheeded (thanks). > Can anyone confirm that this is the case ? -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist