Silly little change that makes a whole of a difference. Thanks to the Mutt developers' team for embedding smtp (it works impressively, with authentication, encryption, everything) in the latest (CVS) version. Make sure you enable this on the next packaged edition so that the general Linux users get to have it soon. Regards, Pablo Funes -- Pablo Funes, PhD Research Director Icosystem Corporation 10 Fawcett St. Cambridge MA 02138 USA