It appears to be back to 'normal'. I hope the new server helps a lot, although it's not going to magically fix connection problems. May it hold a million terrablytes, may its power source never fail, and may the deity of all things computerish bless all of its blinking, whirring, and quietly busy little bits. May Max and family be able to go out and not worry about re-booting every hour or so. May any/all responsible for Mudcat getting a new server and putting it on line get all the good things they wish for, plus a few extras.