Hi Timothy, Looks like no-one answered this... orphan message. Here goes, Hmm, I don't get this problem. Perhaps you're putting the -B option too late (the arguments are - from the man page) tcpserver [ opts] host port prog Just to test this I tried tcpserver -B 'pwd is ' ip_address 999 pwd then telnetted to port 999 on the ip_address which gave the expected result (you may also need -R, -H and -l options to avoid certain lookups, or the associated delays where these will fail). cheers, Andrew. ---------- From: Timothy Lorenc[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 February 2001 08:22 To: qmail Subject: Q: tcpserver use of -B Hello, I have read through the qmail list and check all the documentation that I could find... but I still do not know how to use the -B option of tcpserver. I have tried -B/<path to filename> which just prints the /<path to filename on the line preceeding the 220 FCN-hostname line. I have tried -B"Welcome to my mail system ", but I get error messages in /var/adm/messages concerning unable to print banner. So... what have others used... I am using this because: -B banner: Write banner to the network immediately after each connection is made. tcpserver writes banner before looking up $TCPREMOTEHOST, before looking up $TCPREMOTEINFO, and before checking cdb. This feature can be used to reduce latency in protocols where the client waits for a greeting from the server. I believe that I am having some latency between another system that is using my qmail server as a smart relay... and I think the other systems (Win2K, yuck...) is causing deferrals in its own mail. Maybe I am off track and someone with experience with relaying for Win2K SMTP service can let me know their experiences. Thank you. -- GET LOADed! Timothy Lorenc USmail: LOAD, Ltd. VP Technology 1700 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy Suite 102 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Henderson, NV 89012 http://www.load.com ***DISCLAIMER*** If this communication concerns the negotiation of a contract or agreement, the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act does not apply to this communication: contract and/or agreement formation in this matter shall only occur with manually-affixed signatures on original documents.