another thing to try--if there is a routing problem somewhere between your computer and mudcat (or any other site) try going to safeweb.com and typing in the url you are trying to access there. If the site is up but your ISP's routing doesn't work, this usually does.

If you're getting various error msgs in IE and/or Outlook Express, try this: go to Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, select "MS Internet Explorer x.x & INternet Tools" and click on "Add/Remove". (Won't work in Win98 SE, but otherwise in 95/98/ME this is a godsend.) A box will pop up giving you another option "Repair Internet Explorer". Check that one, this nifty utility will run

willie-o