Hi Brian, Which email program are you using?. Is it "Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or something else". Sometimes especially in more recent versions of email software emails can go into the spam folders included in those email software packages. If your email program has a spam folder" then go in there and see if your message went in to it. If it did you can usually tell the email program not to treat your email address as spam in future. If you let me know what email software you have I will check it out for you. Paul. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BRIAN HICKEY Sent: 11 April 2008 12:32 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] inbox hi paul when i sent myself a test e mail it never appeared in my inbox can you explain brian hickey No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1372 - Release Date: 10/04/2008 17:36 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1372 - Release Date: 10/04/2008 17:36 ******************************************************************** NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************