it works! you da man! At the same time as my desktop was upgraded to Windows XP, the IT people switched virus checker products to McAfee Enterprise. And indeed, as soon as I disabled that 'mass worm sending' option, my Python scripts is once again able to send mail. thanks so much for this tip! 247 karma points for you.
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