We are back.
I got MT 3.2 installed and then got a very odd posting bug resolved.
Now I have to get back into the habit of posting everyday. I also have to figure out why the comment spammers were creating error logs that were filling my (expensive and limited) web space.
But that is a later debugging session.
EDIT - main index is STILL not building correctly.
Did this fix it?
YES
Now I just have to write new comment templates.