On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:52:29 -0600, Jesus Alonso Rivas y Rivas <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >SMTP_FORWARD=148.244.85.213 You must also change the related setting: SMTP_FORWARD_1=148.244.85.213 Note that nearly all mail goes out via the setting in SMTP_FORWARD_1= and not the setting in SMTP_FORWARD= Use of direct IP is often necessary where DNS is problematic or known to be wrong (such as when the server is behind a firewall and internal DNS is not setup correctly).