the first lines of the log said 220 herndon1.his.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.3/8.9.3; Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:30:05 -0400 (EDT) Net::SMTP=GLOB(0x82286d0)>>> EHLO freya.domainnameservers.net Net::SMTP=GLOB(0x82286d0)<<< 250-herndon1.his.com Hello freya.domainnameservers.net [208.165.79.5], pleased to meet you yet my code says open (STDERR, ">>STDIN"); $msHandle = Net::SMTP->new ('209.67.207.3', Timeout => 10, Debug => 1); if ($msHandle) { # do the rest of the processing summit relocation's IP Address: 208.165.75.152 so summitrelocation is establishing connection rather than new ('209.67.207.3',who I thought was who i was asking to establish connection... i am confused now. can some one please help me. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]