tommy12 wrote: > Sorry i have been away for a while. This is what i'm, showing > when i followed your instructions.--------------------Connected to > smpt.charter.net.net (67.15.129.30). > Escape character is '^]'. > > No more connections are allowed to telnet server. Please try again > later.Connection closed by foreign host. I don't know what the original question was...but if you trying to test SMTP mail you need to use the port option in the telnet command. telent smpt.charter.net.net 25 >From my end I get telnet: connect to address 67.15.129.30: Connection refused Which seems to indicate that system is not running a mail server, is blocked by a firewall, or the mail server is not configured properly -- It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether II win or lose. -- Darrin Weinberg