> Hi Eric, > > I am interested in this quite a bit since my ISP's SMTP-server is down > a > lot. > How did you set things up the very first time at all? > > Thank you - > Per I believe it was as simple as going into the /etc/hostconfig file, and changing the Mailserver item from -no- to -yes-, and setting my outgoing server as localhost. However, it has been awhile, so here's where I originally looked: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/09/10/sendmail.html It's rather technical, but you might be able to pick out some things. Best regards, Eric -- Eric Schwarz schwarztech at jmug.org schwarztech.macweekly.com