Elp - I also had trouble before sending email because I was clicking on the little contact button under someone's name and nothing happened. You have to go one full screen down and there will be a place highlighted in blue "contact whoever" and you can send something in a box that looks exactly like the one you are sending a post to the forum with. I will do a test one to you with this same message. The private messages are sent directly to the email address you used to register here so if you used an email address you don't use much maybe the messages are there?

Regards
Goldie