Step by step, what I am doing is this:
1. Run to Ripspace start-up batch file from my desktop (not with-in a browser)
2. Hit the "join game" option from the menu, which opens a list of data fields for me to fill in
3. After I fill the data fields in and hit enter, I am told to "save orders and email them", which does not work. Instead, I use the "send go orders online" option from the file menu
4. A small pop-up box called "commos monitor" comes up and the information is sent, according to the message on screen.
5. Last step, I wait for the first turn report. And keep waiting lol.
As far as my ID number, I don't even know what that is, so I am going with no, haven't gotten it yet

Any idea what I might be doing wrong?