hi -- can someone give me an example of where i would want to use ssift instead of tsift? i.e. why was the new feature introduced? paul --------------------- paul fox american internet corporation pgf@american.com (home: pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us) "As you can see, unraveling even a small part of 'sendmail' can introduce more complexity than answers." --Brian Costales, _sendmail_