<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ccffff" text="#000066"> <tt>G'day there Derek,</tt> <blockquote cite="mid:3245431.kiMFWGqhmQ@cedar.serverforest.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">No, there shouldn't. Mail was written by people who believe that mail clients _shouldn't_ speak SMTP, and it _must_ have a sendmail-compatible program to actually deliver the mail</pre> </blockquote> I've no idea about the pros & cons of mtas. Is there a thumbnail version of the argument somewhere? or can you please explain why someone would think SMTP should be avoided? See ya Ken McLennan Qld, Australia. </body> </html>