with eth0 up fetchmail runs fine. when i bring it down and bring ppp0 up, i get the following: mizar:moylan:~/msg/2004 [1034] fetchmail 2 messages for jdm34 at pop.rcn.com (7170 octets). reading message jdm34@pop.mail.rcn.net:1 of 2 (4163 octets) .fetchmail: SMTP error: 553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1) fetchmail: can't even send to moylan! ... flushed reading message jdm34@pop.mail.rcn.net:2 of 2 (3007 octets) .fetchmail: SMTP error: 553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1) fetchmail: can't even send to moylan! . flushed and then: mizar:moylan:~/msg/2004 [1034] fetchmail fetchmail: No mail for jdm34 at pop.rcn.com what isn't set up correctly? tia, dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave #2 brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-232-2360 (tel) 810-454-1823 (fax) jdm@moylan.info www.moylan.info