A friend of mine is connected to the Internet (yes!) via Telkom ADSL (32/128kbps), but sending out an e-mail is a nightmare! I have tested using Outlook Express/MS Outlook on XP SP3. Machine is clean -- kabisa! No worms. I believe smtp.jambo.co.ke is the preferred SMTP server, and the closest. C:\>ping -n 10 smtp.jambo.co.ke Pinging smtp.jambo.co.ke [212.49.70.14] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=251 Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=251 Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=251 Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=251 Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=251 Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=251 Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=251 Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=251 Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=251 Reply from 212.49.70.14: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=251 Ping statistics for 212.49.70.14: Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 31ms, Maximum = 34ms, Average = 32ms ..yet, sending a 4MB e-mail takes a clean 45+ minutes. Minus any other utilization on the link, is this the expected behaviour of such bandwidth? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube