>I have installed the line >from FAQ 5.1 >in the ined.conf > >tcpserver -u 501 -g 500 0 smtp /car/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd & The FAQ never said to put the above line in inetd.conf. It says put the above line in your sys startup files. tcpserver is used *instead of* inetd. The FAQ cannot really be more specific since there are several ways to start a daemon under Unices. Mate