Ok, this is the current configuration of the server. root:>#cat /etc/tcp.smtp 127.:allow,RELAYCLIENT="" 64.65.:allow,RELAYCLIENT="" [Virtual-Support]-[/home/sweede] root:>#cat /var/qmail/control/rcpthosts localhost dennison.to ns.virtual-support.net ns2.virtual-support.net midnightrainbowmusic.com anonhost.net virtual-support.net harborbaydesigns.com bayfamden.com thedock.to 2sharp.com angelion.com banneurism.com celtic-treasures.com celtictaps.com cousinswalk.com gemsrealm.com napcug.org peopleschoiceappliances.com petrela.com russellmoving.com standinghorse.com surety-canada.com underthemain.net root:>#cat /var/qmail/control/locals localhost thedock.to banneurism.com dennison.to anonhost.net peopleschoiceappliances.com surety-canada.com petrela.com celtic-treasures.com gemsrealm.com bayfamden.com celtictaps.com ns.virtual-support.net ns2.virtual-support.net napcug.org 2sharp.com midnightrainbowmusic.com russellmoving.com underthemain.net cousinswalk.com angelion.com harborbaydesigns.com virtual-support.net standinghorse.com root:>#cat /var/qmail/control/virtualdomains anonhost.net:anonhost.net virtual-support.net:virtual-support.net harborbaydesigns.com:harborbaydesigns.com bayfamden.com:bayfamden.com thedock.to:thedock.to 2sharp.com:2sharp.com angelion.com:angelion.com banneurism.com:banneurism.com celtic-treasures.com:celtic-treasures.com celtictaps.com:celtictaps.com cousinswalk.com:cousinswalk.com gemsrealm.com:gemsrealm.com napcug.org:napcug.org peopleschoiceappliances.com:peopleschoiceappliances.com petrela.com:petrela.com russellmoving.com:russellmoving.com standinghorse.com:standinghorse.com surety-canada.com:surety-canada.com underthemain.net:underthemain.net root:>#cat /var/qmail/control/plusdomain virtual-support.net [Virtual-Support]-[/usr/local/src/qmail/qmail-1.03] root:>#cat /var/qmail/control/me ns.virtual-support.net [Virtual-Support]-[/usr/local/src/qmail/qmail-1.03] root:>#cat /var/qmail/control/defaultdomain virtual-support.net root:>#cat /var/qmail/supervise/qmail-smtpd/run #!/bin/sh QMAILDUID=`id -u qmaild` NOFILESGID=`id -g qmaild` exec /usr/local/bin/softlimit -m 2000000 \ /usr/local/bin/tcpserver -v -p -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb \ -u $QMAILDUID -g $NOFILESGID 0 smtp /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd 2>&1 output of ./config after compiling qmail root:>#./config Your hostname is ns.virtual-support.net. Your host's fully qualified name in DNS is ns.virtual-support.net. Putting ns.virtual-support.net into control/me... Putting virtual-support.net into control/defaultdomain... Putting virtual-support.net into control/plusdomain... Checking local IP addresses: 127.0.0.1: Adding localhost to control/locals... 64.65.0.141: PTR lookup failed. I assume this address has no DNS name. 64.65.1.141: PTR lookup failed. I assume this address has no DNS name. 64.65.12.14: Adding thedock.to to control/locals... 64.65.12.15: Adding banneurism.com to control/locals... 64.65.12.16: Adding dennison.to to control/locals... 64.65.16.16: Adding anonhost.net to control/locals... 64.65.16.17: Adding peopleschoiceappliances.com to control/locals... 64.65.16.18: Adding surety-canada.com to control/locals... 64.65.16.19: Adding petrela.com to control/locals... 64.65.16.20: Adding celtic-treasures.com to control/locals... 64.65.17.236: Adding gemsrealm.com to control/locals... 64.65.17.237: Adding bayfamden.com to control/locals... 64.65.17.238: Adding celtictaps.com to control/locals... 64.65.17.239: Adding ns.virtual-support.net to control/locals... 64.65.17.240: Adding ns2.virtual-support.net to control/locals... 64.65.18.12: Adding napcug.org to control/locals... 64.65.18.13: Adding 2sharp.com to control/locals... 64.65.18.14: Adding midnightrainbowmusic.com to control/locals... 64.65.18.8: Adding russellmoving.com to control/locals... 64.65.18.9: Adding underthemain.net to control/locals... 64.65.19.70: Adding cousinswalk.com to control/locals... 64.65.19.71: Adding angelion.com to control/locals... 64.65.19.72: Adding harborbaydesigns.com to control/locals... 64.65.19.73: Adding virtual-support.net to control/locals... 64.65.19.74: Adding standinghorse.com to control/locals... 64.65.37.243: PTR lookup failed. I assume this address has no DNS name. 64.65.37.244: PTR lookup failed. I assume this address has no DNS name. 64.65.37.245: PTR lookup failed. I assume this address has no DNS name. 64.65.37.246: PTR lookup failed. I assume this address has no DNS name. 64.65.37.247: PTR lookup failed. I assume this address has no DNS name. If there are any other domain names that point to you, you will have to add them to /var/qmail/control/locals. You don't have to worry about aliases, i.e., domains with CNAME records. Copying /var/qmail/control/locals to /var/qmail/control/rcpthosts... Now qmail will refuse to accept SMTP messages except to those hosts. Make sure to change rcpthosts if you add hosts to locals or virtualdomains! Each of the above domains resolves correctly. all forward and reverse DNS are correct. the /etc/tcp.smtp file has been rebuilt into the proper binary file There is NO difference between what we have and what Life with Qmail has shown. root:>#cat /var/named/64.65 65.64.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA ns.virtual-support.net. hostmaster.ns.virtual-support.net. ( 2000082308 ; serial 3600 ; refresh 900 ; retry 1209600 ; expire 43200 ; default_ttl ) IN NS ns.virtual-support.net. 74.19 IN PTR standinghorse.com. 72.19 IN PTR harborbaydesigns.com. and so on, the name servers RR record ;; Start of Domain authority for virtual-support.net @ IN SOA ns.virtual-support.net. hostmaster.ns.virtual-support.net. ( 20000823045; serial 3600 ; refresh 900 ; retry 1209600 ; expire 43200 ; default_ttl ) @ IN MX 5 mail.virtual-support.net. @ IN NS ns.virtual-support.net. @ IN NS ns2.virtual-support.net. @ IN A 64.65.19.73 ns IN A 64.65.17.239 ns2 IN A 64.65.17.240 73.19.65.64 IN PTR virtual-support.net. www IN CNAME virtual-support.net. ftp IN CNAME virtual-support.net. mail IN CNAME virtual-support.net. secure IN CNAME virtual-support.net. *.virtual-support.net IN CNAME virtual-support.net. localhost IN A 127.0.0.1 A regular domains RR record ;; Start of Domain authority for harborbaydesigns.com @ IN SOA ns.virtual-support.net. hostmaster.ns.virtual-support.net. ( 2000071304 ; serial 3600 ; refresh 900 ; retry 1209600 ; expire 43200 ; default_ttl ) @ IN A 64.65.19.72 ;;72.19.65.64 IN PTR harborbaydesigns.com. @ IN NS ns.virtual-support.net. @ IN MX 5 mail.harborbaydesigns.com. localhost IN A 127.0.0.1 www IN CNAME harborbaydesigns.com. ftp IN CNAME harborbaydesigns.com. * IN CNAME harborbaydesigns.com. mail IN CNAME harborbaydesigns.com. the local db @ IN SOA ns.virtual-support.net. hostmaster.ns.virtual-support.net. ( 2000082301 ; serial 3600 ; refresh 900 ; retry 1209600 ; expire 43200 ; default_ttl ) 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN NS ns.virtual-support.net. 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR localhost. Anyone have ANY ideas on what is wrong ? thanks bjorn _____________________________________________________________ Get your own personal Email address @Underthemain.net http://freemail.underthemain.net