I spoke with Max a couple of days ago. He told me that much, or even all of the problem with access could be fixed. The only thing standing in the way is for him to have a block of time to deal with it. His best estimate is that if he worked on it steadily for about 72 hours, all would be well. If you think about it, when, in your own life, could you devote three solid days to a single task? He is trying, though. He will be meeting with Pene Azul to discuss a solution.

Meanwhile, he is also of the belief that some of the other problems that resulted from the "big crash" can be repaired. The out of sequence postings, the duplicate photos, etc., can be sorted. Again, this is something that would require a heap of time to accomplish. He said that a Mudcatter who is a good programmer and who had some time to donate could be of immense help. The work could be done remotely by way of emails and CD's, he said. So, if any of you could lend a hand, I'm sure you would be thought of by all of us as some sort of special hero - undoubtedly entitled to sit at the golden bar stool at the Mudcat Tavern.