oops - didnt realise it would filter out the rest of the markup - dang it i have to become registered i guess then i can edit stuff.  ok i will.   
around the body of the previous markup you need to start with (will this work now i wonder?)   
hmm lets try it <A       (thats a less than symbol followed by a A no space in between the two characters)    
and finish with a </A>    (thats a less than symbol followed by forward slash then A the a greater than symbol no space in between the four characters)   
im gonna write this out in full just in case it doesn't show up - dont leave spaces in it or it won't work   
< A  
H R E F http://www.lawrencegoetz.com/programs/ipinfo / " see your ip address here    < / A >   
ok - im registering   
Jude           |