My stunnel.conf file looks like: debug = 7 cert = /usr/local/stunnel/etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem chroot = /usr/local/stunnel/var/run/ pid = /stunnel.pid output = stunnel.log CAfile = /usr/local/stunnel/etc/stunnel/certs.pem verify = 3 delay = yes client = yes setuid = stunnel setgid = stunnel . . . and the stunnel.log file: . . . 2004.11.07 16:49:10 LOG7[3794:1025]: smtps started 2004.11.07 16:49:10 LOG5[3794:1025]: smtps connected from 127.0.0.1:1143 2004.11.07 16:49:10 LOG3[3794:1025]: Failed to resolve hostname 'abc.wxyz.net' 2004.11.07 16:49:10 LOG3[3794:1025]: Failed to initialize remote connection 2004.11.07 16:49:10 LOG7[3794:1025]: smtps finished (0 left) Removing chroot in stunnel.conf fixes the problem, but its no longer jailed. Hints? Thanks, John -- John Conover, conover@rahul.net, http://www.johncon.com/