gadzooks! I hadn't noticed this previously, but pum is right. there may be something changed in the software that counts the number of clients connected, as it was always between 2000 and 3000 prior to the forum change-over. I just glanced up, and it's now 785. either this means less people are connecting, or it means that multiple connexions by the same user are no longer counted. either way, the server logs will be able to confirm if there's been an huge drop in client visits. :b_confused: