} >>> [log in to unmask] 1/5/2007 9:22:15 AM >>> } discussions with LSOFT). These probes were the reason subscribers were } getting auto-deleted due to their vacation messages. The probe would } keep getting sent out everyday and the vacation message was sending a } bounce back and ultimately auto-deleting the subscriber. Your users have a broken, or perhaps just very poorly designed vacation program. The better ones will: * Keep track of who they have replied to and wait a user specified number of days before answering that originator again. * Maintain a list of addresses not to be responded to. * Detect that an incoming mail is from a list and not respond. * etc etc Can you look into getting a better one?