hopefully this will work. all I can say sendmail is a pain in the arse. exim rules! hehehe. let's hope though I've got this thing licked. -- Shaun Oliver "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." email: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au WEB: http://blindman.homelinux.org/ IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 IRCNICK: blindman