As the subject states.. either vpopmail or courier is successfully writing to the ~vpopmail/etc/open-smtp file, and now I have an open-smtp.cdb file as well, though I cannot imagine how qmail-smtp would know to check that specific file. Am I missing something obvious? Everything works hunky dory thanks to Bill Shupp's suggestions on using courier, but I am still plagued with the relay problem.
(a virtual account can actually pick up mail now :) Dan