hi, this is a repost of a previos problem, which you can find under the subject "mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)". Basically, sending mail to users in a new virtual domain returned error #5.1.1. Directory permissions are set just fine, and the new user/vdomain has no differencies with other users/domains I have set up. Guided by Petr Novotny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've included the like `| set >environment` as the first line of the .qmail-default file, and found qmail never gets >there. The 5.1.1 error gets triggered earlier... a brief rehash of my setup: - [warning: I did edit the logs/control files I'm reporting to avoid unneeded clutter, if you think there might be a mistake in any relevant file, tell me and I'll promptly post it] - The MX is properly setup on the machine's BIND (you won't be able to test it though -- its an internal machine now). - The user is "signoplastcomar". I ran vsetup at is home, and indeed it contains .qmail-default (with a pipe to vdeliver) and users.cdb and users directory. Running listvdomain there shows the configured v-users. Additionally, all the files seem to be properly owned and secured. - rcpthosts contains 'signoplast.com.ar' and virtualdomains contains 'signoplast.com.ar:signoplastcomar' - qmail-send was sent a HUP signal. As things weren't working, all of qmail and related daemons were restarted. Now, when at the command line I test with `mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]`, the logs say: (...) Oct 11 09:03:45 www qmail: 971265825.432508 starting delivery 361: msg 103476 to local [EMAIL PROTECTED] (...) Oct 11 09:03:45 www qmail: 971265825.470246 delivery 361: failure: Sorry,_no_mai lbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/ (...) See? it *is* considering rcpthosts and virtualdomains allright, but can't find a user that is right there, and I'm not sure of where to look now ... lastly, qmail-showctl says: ---- qmail home directory: /var/qmail. user-ext delimiter: -. paternalism (in decimal): 2. silent concurrency limit: 509. subdirectory split: 23. user ids: 102, 103, 104, 0, 105, 106, 107, 108. group ids: 16, 11. aliasempty: Default delivery target contains: |preline procmail Default delivery target contains: /Maildir/ badmailfrom: (Default.) Any MAIL FROM is allowed. bindroutes: (Default.) No binding routes. bouncefrom: (Default.) Bounce user name is MAILER-DAEMON. bouncehost: (Default.) Bounce host name is www.scim.net. checkpassword: Password checking program is checkvpw. concurrencylocal: (Default.) Local concurrency is 10. concurrencypop3d: (Default.) POP-3 daemon concurrency is 20. concurrencyqmqpd: (Default.) QMQP daemon concurrency is 20. concurrencyqmtpd: (Default.) QMTP daemon concurrency is 20. concurrencyremote: (Default.) Remote concurrency is 20. concurrencysmtpd: (Default.) SMTP daemon concurrency is 20. concurrencyspop3d: (Default.) SSL POP-3 daemon concurrency is 20. databytes: (Default.) SMTP DATA limit is 0 bytes. defaultdomain: Default domain name is scim.net. defaulthost: Default host name is scim.net. doublebouncehost: (Default.) 2B recipient host: www.scim.net. doublebounceto: (Default.) 2B recipient user: postmaster. envnoathost: (Default.) Presumed domain name is www.scim.net. helohost: (Default.) SMTP client HELO host name is www.scim.net. idhost: (Default.) Message-ID host name is www.scim.net. localiphost: (Default.) Local IP address becomes www.scim.net. locals: Messages for localhost are delivered locally. Messages for localhost.localdomain are delivered locally. Messages for www.scim.net are delivered locally. logger: (Default.) Logging is done via: splogger. me: My name is www.scim.net. percenthack: (Default.) The percent hack is not allowed. plusdomain: (Default.) Plus domain name is www.scim.net. qmqpservers: (Default.) No QMQP servers. queuelifetime: (Default.) Message lifetime in the queue is 604800 seconds. rcpthosts: SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at localhost. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at localhost.localdomain. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at www.scim.net. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at scim.net. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at scim.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at langhoff.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at boherdi.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at posadapajaros-spa.com. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at posadaspa.com. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at posadaspahotel.com. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at spahotel.net. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at posadaspahotel.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at posadaspa.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at spahotel.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at posadapajaros.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at banys.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at banis.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at voluntariosenlared.com. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at voluntariosenred.com. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at intermujer.com. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at intermujer.net. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at rmb.com.ar. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at e-transurban.com. SMTP clients may send messages to recipients at signoplast.com.ar. morercpthosts: (Default.) No effect. morercpthosts.cdb: (Default.) No effect. smtpgreeting: (Default.) SMTP greeting: 220 www.scim.net. smtproutes: (Default.) No artificial SMTP routes. timeoutconnect: (Default.) SMTP client connection timeout is 60 seconds. timeoutremote: (Default.) SMTP client data timeout is 1200 seconds. timeoutsmtpd: (Default.) SMTP server data timeout is 1200 seconds. ulimitcpu: (Default.) Maximum amount of CPU time in seconds is unlimited. ulimitdata: (Default.) Maximum process data size in kbytes is unlimited. virtualdomains: Virtual domain: langhoff.com.ar:ml_langh Virtual domain: scim.net:scimnet Virtual domain: scim.com.ar:scimnet Virtual domain: boherdi.com.ar:boherdi Virtual domain: posadapajaros-spa.com:posada Virtual domain: posadaspahotel.com.ar:posada Virtual domain: posadaspa.com.ar:posada Virtual domain: spahotel.com.ar:posada Virtual domain: posadapajaros.com.ar:posada Virtual domain: posadaspa.com:posada Virtual domain: posadaspahotel.com:posada Virtual domain: spahotel.net:posada Virtual domain: intercosta.com:intercosta Virtual domain: intercosta.net:intercosta Virtual domain: intercosta.com.ar:intercosta Virtual domain: voluntariosenlared.com:voluntarios Virtual domain: reinotc.com.ar:reinotc Virtual domain: intermujer.com:intermujer Virtual domain: banys.com.ar:banys Virtual domain: banis.com.ar:banys Virtual domain: intermujer.com:intermujer Virtual domain: intermujer.net:intermujer Virtual domain: rmb.com.ar:rmb Virtual domain: e-transurban.com:transurban Virtual domain: signoplast.com.ar:signoplastcomar --- Thanks alot for reading this long post ... if you think you got a hint, even a faint one, drop me a line, I'll be thankful. martin