> i would have thought that an error message of NO RECIPIENT You have to configure the bounce message if you want it. There is no bounce by default. I don't know why not, but I suspect because of anti-spam concerns the default configuration is more oriented to avoid spam than what I consider to be correct behavior (reliable delivery/notification).
HOWEVER, if the SMTP handler could not post a NEW message into the spool, it should provide an immediate error notice to the e-mail client, so no mail should be lost. In any event, what did appear in your logs? For which repositories are you using MSSQL? > unfortunately, i have had the reverse experience with MySQL When was that? For a long time, Windows was not a primary focus of the MySQL developers, but it is now an equal platform. --- Noel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>