>One more thing about this. Isn't this IP below - [140.247.165.200] - the IP
>of the orginating email?

yes

> >10:20 18:17 SMTPD(BF1F0112) [140.247.165.200] MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >10:20 18:17 SMTPD(BF1F0112) [140.247.165.200] RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >10:20 18:17 SMTPD(BF1F0112) [140.247.165.200] ERR www.lookwww.com invalid
> >user <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>If this email originated on our server,

it doesn't, apparently

>say the customer's coldfusion pages sent the email, wouldn't the IP 
>number be our IP number? Am I right on that?

yes

>I just want to make sure that this email isn't being generated on our
>server.

if he's not spoofing the ip:

# dig -x 140.247.165.200

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> -x
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      200.165.247.140.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
200.165.247.140.in-addr.arpa.  3H IN PTR  roam165-200.student.harvard.edu.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
247.140.in-addr.arpa.   3H IN NS        ns.harvard.edu.
247.140.in-addr.arpa.   3H IN NS        ns1.harvard.edu.
247.140.in-addr.arpa.   3H IN NS        ns2.harvard.edu.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns.harvard.edu.         3H IN A         128.103.201.100
ns1.harvard.edu.        3H IN A         128.103.200.101
ns2.harvard.edu.        3H IN A         128.103.1.1

Len

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