<<In the archives at http://www.gunnar.cc/ringlink/mailarc/maillist.html around November 22 there is discussion of similar happenings.>> A-Ha! That did it! By disabling the line use LWP::UserAgent; in the ring.pm file, everything is working as it should (well...at least insofar as the basic management functions...no site checker :-( So...I'm assuming that this means that my webhost has not installed this extra PERL component, correct? Who, exactly, should I contact at my webhost? I hate to send a generic letter off to the customer service department...they are beyond morons... Happy Holidays, Erik Manning: expeditions@abetterview.net A Better View: http://www.abetterview.net/ The DTCC Webring: http://www.anewperspective.net/dtccwebring/ The Desktop Theme Creators and Collectors List: http://dtcclist.tripod.com/ Desktop Themes Webring: http://www.anewperspective.net/themering/index.shtml