Do I have to be a supporting member to use the PM system at all? I always get a message about not having sufficient privileges whenever I try to send a PM and I thought I had limited use as a regular member.

You'll have PM abilities shortly. There's a set time for new users because of spam/abuse. Please be patient...

Thanks, Sal. I'm planning on becoming a supporting member... I just didn't know if that was a requirement for using PMs or not.

Thank you very much. We need all the help we can get around here. :)