thanks..but still doesn’t work. My site is installed on Qnap 269L..so local server. I thought it has something to do with changing the mail address in the bp-core-filter. I had done it once before but don’t remember now and I cannot remember where I got the answer.Basically wit the above I’ve got a cannot cannect to smtp. However Qnap can send an email directly to any email account so the server is not the problem.