Hey all! It's sorted! Steve, it's down to you that the problem is fixed... thanks. You said > FWIW: I have inet_interfaces set to... > > myhostname = mail.mydomain.com > inet_interfaces = $myhostname, localhost ... and I thought I would change the main.cf file to look like that as well. As I was editing it I notice there are TWO lines in the file without comments! The file looked like this: inet_interfaces = all #inet_interfaces = $myhostname #inet_interfaces = $myhostname, localhost inet_interfaces = localhost Spot the mistake? <blush> Geez I don't know how I missed that - when I put the '#' in the last line the blasted server responded immediately! Thanks to you all - this is a GREAT list! Now... on to the next job - getting postfix to deliver to Hivemail! heh heh Regards Chris --- All messages scanned by AVG 7.0 Anti-Virus scanner and TGIS Anti-Spam Firewall. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list