Eric, I have a block of IP Addresses for my system to work, it stops me double natting,
Rizla, My ISP = Eclipse and I use webmail (Hotmail, Lycos, yahoo ) as well as my isp's mail.
My main worry was with my daughters Bebo and chat forums, she very good and only talks with private friends settings as she does not want to use the pubic (anyone) settings., she is aware of the risks.
I noticed one day that our IP address was being displayed by the site and I had it in my head you could look up my IP details and hence get our home address something she nor I want made public .
Re,"I'm rather concerned that you have an IP block and don't understand basics like this?"
Well I have only one brain cell that works nowadays
and I forget or is it the mad cow disease eating my brain away ?.