i refer to the social networking tool elgg: http://elgg.org/. i'm installing the 1.8b1 version on my ubuntu 10.10 system and while it's straightforward enough to follow the basic instructions, i'm willing to compensate someone who really knows this package for their time in verifying that i'm doing this properly. i figure an hour or two of time should be all it takes. any takers out there? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================