>>>>> "RA" == Roger Abrahamsson <roger@obbit.se> writes: [...] RA> Escape character is '^]'. 220 **************************** [...] Cisco PIX firewall with the SMTP option does this. Is there a PIX in the path? If so, it'll be trouble. It used to be broken in several ways. PIX admins who go for this option tend to be uncooperative to the point of coming across as ignorant and dense. All in my humble experience, YMMV. cheers, BM