No magic maybe, but perhaps a different syntax in the inetd that Redhat uses. No, syntax for Rh inetd is the same as in the INSTALL: 16. Set up qmail-smtpd in /etc/inetd.conf (all on one line): smtp stream tcp nowait qmaild /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env tcp-env /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd Notice: no tcpserver mentioned. Mate