>I've registered on FoxCentral.Net as a Provider and would like to know if there is a delay before I can submit details of a forthcoming event.

Is it for a user group? I assume it is FoxPro related. Rick Strahl of West Wind Technologies voluntarily hosts, maintains, and manages (at his how costs) the FoxCentral.net web site. When a new provider request is submitted, he reviews it and simply makes sure it is a valid FoxPro source for news, then approves it. It usually is a day or so turn around not including holiday weekends. :)