Thanks...  The one I'm trying to upload is 3KB and half the size the board statse is allowable, so I don't think that's the problem...  I'm wondering if it has something to do with permissions.

The information I should have given at the beginning:

.gif file, 40x40 pixels, 3KB in size.  The errors I get :

Warning: copy(./images/avatars/1440666307468c6246d1f6d.gif): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/luniz/public_html/fse/includes/usercp_avatar.php on line 288

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/luniz/public_html/fse/includes/usercp_avatar.php:288) in /home/luniz/public_html/fse/includes/page_header.php on line 579

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/luniz/public_html/fse/includes/usercp_avatar.php:288) in /home/luniz/public_html/fse/includes/page_header.php on line 581

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/luniz/public_html/fse/includes/usercp_avatar.php:288) in /home/luniz/public_html/fse/includes/page_header.php on line 582