Hi Cheryl, I was at the paypal site about a month or two ago and they still had the wav file so I don't think that is going to go away any time soon. It was definitely a pain but once done it was great. On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > Yes, it looks like this works, but i suppose i should email them and point > out that what they are offering is not a form of equal access (even > though I appreciate the fact that they were at least aware of the need > for an alternative) and suggest > that at the very least they just let people know they can subscribe via > email. As long as this > avenue is open, that's fine, but we really shouldn't be barred from doing > it through the website unless we give out our phone numbers and request > help. > payPal at least had a wav file (don't know what they are doing now); it > was a royal pain in my oppinion but it could be done. And that was only a > one-time thing for registration. > Ok, I'll quit encumbering the list with my venting, but I wonder how many > of the people who dream up this kind of thing to solve accessibility > issues would be willing to send in their emails and sit around waiting > for a phone call just to join a group?! GET REAL!!! > Thanks for the quick responses anyway. > Hmm, maybe I shouldn't remind them that one can still subscribe by email; > maybe this is another gap in their security they will then close!!! > > > -- Scott Berry Email: n7zib at bresnan.net