part two the quest for a FREE HOST Tripod - so far the only problem I've encountered with them is the fact that they don't allow you to link up as of recently. Same problem as Xoom but in a way a little bit nicer in which they actually send you to a page that shows you that your page DOES exist but that you must click from their "middleman" page to get to it. However when you are in the funstuff section it appears as if your link is broken. That stinks because you are asked by the forum to delete your "broken" link even though it is really a working one. Netscape - Classy, and professional easy (sorta) to use templates for setting up a page...however that's about it. Once you get into the nightmare that is Netscape be prepared to deal with the LONGEST upload times ever (if you can even upload!). I once spent 4 hours attempting to upload a jpeg at 200 x 200 pixels and 72dpi. I was VERY disgusted. They have TERRIBLY slow servers...and their email takes almost 2 minutes to enter. Forget about customer support because it would appear there IS none. I've written to them on numerous occassions and it would appear I have been abandoned on the internet...or perhaps their servers are THAT slow that they have not recieved my mail as of yet.who the heck knows... Continued below --