Ok, I"m going to try setting this up.
Send me your email addresses you want to use and we'll set it up.
I'm using a "small" world (so that it won't take as many system resources for people, plus we should run into each other quicker), and the only option I'll turn on is "Permenant alliances" Everything else is default.
There will be 4 human players and 1 AI player (unless someone else wants to join).
I'll use "Random" starting civs, unless people feel strongly against that.
The sooner I hear, the sooner we start!
As an update - the process is pretty simple. I start the game, make my moves, and then a file is saved in My Documents\MyGames\Civ IV\pbem. The filename says who to mail it to -- so you simply email the file to the person, they make their move, and mail it on to the next person. Theoretically, if people were online at the same time, we could breeze through some early turns extremely quickly.
CW