Jerry Geis wrote: >> >> Never setup sendmail myself but google talks about: >> makemap hash /etc/mail/access < /etc/mail/access >> Did you do it? >> > > Rebuilding access.db gets done by typing "make" in the /etc/mail > directory. > It has been done. > > Jerry > ok - going crazy I made a copy of my access file, and removed everything execpt localhost. restart sendmail of course. re-tried the abuse.net/relay.html site and it did not relay.... So then something in the file must be the issue. I put everything back as it was, restart and tried again. it relayed. I then commented the line: 192.168.1 RELAY and restarted and retried. It did not relay. I thought this line was a wildcard for anything 192.168.1.X - not open the world for relaying. Jerry