quoth Ashok Hariharan: > I am having a strange problem *snip* It's impossible to tell without an URL, but it sounds like your webserver isn't sending the appropriate Content-Type header. Gecko doesn't load CSS sent as anything other than "text/css" in standards mode (which you defeat by placing the <base /> before the DOCTYPE, or removing the DOCTYPE altogether). <http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/incorrect-mime-types/> So most likely, it has nothing to do with your <base /> element at all. -- shawn allen mailto://shawn@alterior.net phone://415.577.3961 http://alterior.net aim://shawnpallen