This happens to me if I've bookmarked a specific message and go back to that as my return point. If you are using a bookmark in your browser, try editing the url in the bookmark to
http://www.digidesign.com/conf
More likely though, is a problem with your cookie that stores information about your last visit. (cookies must be enabled to get the function you want)
Click on Preferences in the User Conference and read the information at the top regarding corrupted cookies. (half-baked by evil elves perhaps)
To delete cookies:
In IE 5 -
go to Preferences/Receiving files/Cookies. The User Conference cookies and the rest for our site are listed under "www.digidesign.com"
Similar procedure in Netscape, but I switched to IE with the v5 release.
After you delete the cookies you can go back into your preferences and choose to have the DUC remember your login and choose the number of days posts to display. This rebuilds your cookie file.
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Bruce Paine
eMarketing