Hello, SuSErs my puter is stand-along, and am connecting to internet using kppp dial-up. I am unable to SEND e-mail via my local isp /var/log/warn says : wierd Character in interface 'ppp+' (no aliases, !, or * ) How. please, can I trouble-shoot this prob ? Plus, I now see : I have trouble with keys : Asterisk symbol appears as Plus sign ++ ** ? Aw, gee . . . up-grading can be painful (:-O thanks Richard ______________ sent on Linux _______________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ifrance.com, l'email gratuit le plus complet de l'Internet ! vos emails depuis un navigateur, en POP3, sur Minitel, sur le WAP... http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/email.emailif