Hi, Yes! Success! I actually got fetchmail to pull 5 messages! Okay, calm down..... All right, I read the man page, and by using command line options I got it to work. Are the key words for the .fetchmailrc file included in the man page? To be honost once I found how to specify protocol, username and authentacation method I quit reading to go and try it. Can someone send me a "cleaned" example? Also, given the two sound cards comment earlier, is it actually possible to activate on-board sound to go along with a sound card that is not supported? I've got a via 8233 southbridge which provides ac97 sound. The card is an aureal vortex based pci card. I guess the easiest path is to just turn it on and try it. Regards, Cecil