i get this now... 2002-11-07 14:32:36 189tKO-0006ng-00 <= root@e-pages.com U=root P=local S=293 2002-11-07 14:32:36 189tKO-0006ng-00 == test@firestompers.com defer (-36): local_domains lookup deferred and this is my local_domain mysql;select domain_name from domain where domain_name ='$key'