Hi Will. When I visit here the messages always have a little red NEW by them. Shouldn't it only appear by messages that were posted since I visited last time? Am I missing something? TIA

Paula,

It sounds like your browser has cookies disabled. A cookie is a small text file stored on your pc that is used to hold info specific to you. This site uses cookies for the message board. If you enable cookies on your browser, you'll notice a couple of things on the message board work better. It will:

1. Track messages you have read.
2. Remeber your name and email when you post a message.
3. More features in the future.

Cheers,
Will

Thanks Will. I got my son to show me how to enable cookies, and it's working great. I love your site!

may i sugest you do a google search and read up on what a website can gather from placing a cookie on your hard drive. i would not be concerned about a cookie from obxconnection since they don't reqire you let them place one on your hard drive which is huge plus but other sites can really learn a heck of alot about your internet surfing habits by placing one on your drive.

Local is right Paula. You can set your browser to ask you if you want to accept a cookie. Then you can pick which ones you will take, and what you won't.

So far this is all good advice.

One way to avoid being paranoid is to clear out your cookies from time to time (once a day or so). Depending on your browser, there should be some kind of options or settings selection that allows you to clear out cookies, history, and temporary internet files.