i installed qmail using lwq and configured the domain name as eriva.erivaind.com
then i created a virtual domain with vpopmail as erivaind.com and added 2 users anu and puneet using qmailadmin. i configured outlook express in one of the client pcs. with pop and smtp servers as 192.168.1.9(the ip address of the pc in which the server is installed) the pop authentication is working well. from the outlook express configured at the client pc, i am able to check for the incoming messages but not able to send messages. The message i m getting is: -------------------- Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Account: '192..168.1.9', Server: '192.168.1.9', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F ----------------------- when i tried telnet to the local host as follows, i get the following message. --------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# telnet 192.168.1.9 25 Trying 192.168.1.9... Connected to 192.168.1.9. Escape character is '^]'. 220 eriva.erivaind.com ESMTP user [EMAIL PROTECTED] 502 unimplemented (#5.5.1) --------------------- any idea what has gone wrong ? regards, Anu