cooprules, I'll try and guess at what might be going on. When you look at e-mail on one pc (which results in the rest not being able to see it afterwards), does that one pc download it from the server - basically, do you have a program like Outlook or Thunderbird that is set to retrieve the messages from you isp's server which results in them being removed from the isp's server? We have that setup with our Roadrunner account. I access it with a browser at work, but our home pc is set to download the messages when T-bird is started. Many times I've been looking at e-mail and my wife starts T-bird at home and pulls the rug out from under me, so to speak. If this isn't it, there are much smarter members who will be able to help, I'm sure.