I have Suse Linux 8.1 installed. When I use mailq to view the message queue on the system I get: linux:~ # mailq -Queue ID- --Size-- ----Arrival Time---- -Sender/Recipient------- 4BCAA18D12 4720 Thu Jan 2 12:17:59 WAYNE.MORGAN@TAGSOFT.COM (temporary failure) TONY@TAGSOFT.COM WAYNE@TAGSOFT.COM E288518D1A 891 Thu Jan 2 12:17:59 john@tagsoft.com (temporary failure) JOHN@TAGSOFT.COM -- 5 Kbytes in 2 Requests. linux:~ # If I start kinternet, a connection is successfully established with our internet service provider but the emails do not get sent. Why? Any help would be appreciated. John Ryrie.