Generally speaking, if someone posts their site here, you can take that as an open invitaion. However, different people have different rules of what is and isn't acceptable on their site, so check with the owner for more info before uploading anything. Second, the sites you see posted, especially sites that are posted as an IP address, are most often FTP servers. These are not 'websites', but simply file servers where you can upload and download files. Ideally, you would use an FTP client to access them (CuteFTP, WS_FTP). Most people running a private FTP server, or any type of server for that matter, from their home do not have a Domain Name (something.com) to go along with it. On the Internet, there are servers that translate Domain Names into IP addresses for you. So when you type in a name in your browser or FTP client, it converts it behind the scenes. It's a lot easier to remember names than numbers. In my case, my home IP address changed. I'm not happy about it, as I have had the same address for years, but that's the way it goes. If I had a domain name pointing to my address, I would simply have to up date the domain record, and nobody would know the difference. They would still type in ftp.whatever.com and they would get to my server. But since I don't, I have to tell everyone anytime my IP changes.... Hope that clarifies the sitch for ya. *MoonDogg* -----Original Message----- Subject: [Orb] IP, UP, we all P I have a question about going to websites that all you people have out there. First - I'd like to know if it's okay; second - I always see an IP address (at least I think that's what it is), a series of numbers and periods (ie xx.xx.xxx.xx.). How do you use that to get to a website? I never understood that one. And I thought I was computer-savvy for a good five minutes there! thanks, dgillz