Hi all,
Unfortunately, it seems my email address is under attack right now. By extension, that means they're bombarding the server, which would account for the slowness. I'm going to have to remove all trace of my sunray address from the site, and replace it accordingly; in the meantime, use my corowa30 _at_ sympatico.ca address for coms and have patience while I shift attention away from the site. I know it's frustrating - I could cheerfully choke the life out of these bastards!
BTW, I'm in on all three addresses right now and it's not TOO slow... but it varies.