JP> I heard this song before, you know, but it does not.
 JP> As suggested, I had a look at the DOWN folder and
 JP> indeed it is set at read only but it is greyed out,
 JP> the û in the small square. I untick it but it
 JP> defaults back to "read only". Would this be the
 JP> cause of my trouble ?

it could very well be...

who created and owns that folder? what username, i mean... is that the same
username that you are logged on in XP with? where (ie: what path) is the
folder in question?

 JP> Next .qwk D/L, I will pick another folder. I use ZOC
 JP> for getting the mail and it is very easy to modify.

i would definitely see about creating a new folder that doesn't trip over
to readonly and try using that one...

)\/(ark