Thanks for the link. I didn't realize the FE had started so long ago. Many thanks to MsJiminyCricket for taking on the FE.
Some of the prior new DIS board users asked this and I didn't understand until I found the PM link under the name, and then got the error message also.
In gist, "You are unable to send PM -- you need 10 posts"
Then a pop up showed to install the "InboxAce extension for chrome associated with the Ask toolbar and as a Norton Trusted site" so that I could receive a secure message.
Is this expected?