10 minutes is the *minimum* timeout that RFC 1123 section 5.3.2 permits during the DATA command, in practice the timeout should be larger. Sendmail defaults to 1 hour. See RFC 1047 for details. -- _.John G. Myers Internet: jgm+@CMU.EDU LoseNet: ...!seismo!ihnp4!wiscvm.wisc.edu!give!up