>>The syntax for the user name is: domain/ntaccount/alias. Perhaps one of the >>Exchange gurus in your IT dept. will know what to use for 'alias'. YOU DA Man!!! Okay.. credit goes out to all that helped.. I finally figured it out.. The proper syntax is this.. domain_name/domain_login_name/email_address example : domain : play-play domain-login-name : morpheous_s email address : morpheous.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx so... you go telnet play.play.com 110 user play-play/morpheous_s/morpheous.smith + OK pass mypass + OK Woo..Hoo..!!!! Now, I will try out my linux dept server as my own mail server.. Filtering.. spamassasin.. virus-scanner etc.. Cheers, .^. Mun Heng, Ow /V\ H/M Engineering /( )\ Western Digital M'sia ^^-^^ DID : 03-7870 5168 The Linux Advocate The syntax for the user name is: domain/ntaccount/alias. Perhaps one of the Exchange gurus in your IT dept. will know what to use for 'alias'. Telnet to port 110 and try various combinations of usernames along the lines I show. Enter the three parts and two slashes. When you figure it out, please post back to the list. -- Jim Kaufman mailto:jmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Linux Evangelist cell: 612-481-9778 public key 0x6D802619 fax: 952-937-9832 http://www.linuxforbusiness.net -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list