The PROBLEM was...................... the FIREWALL on my computer filter that I have had for about 8 years now - I updated it to their new version about a month ago for better protection and it had a slight difference in its set up and that little thing STOPPED me from browsing and posting...... so what I did was to disengage the filter firewall and kept only my AOL FIREWALL running.
>>>>>> You now what they say: to many cooks in one pot spoils it all and that is true for browsers and firewall's - - - one per computer please.

LoVe,
Rhapsody -