> Small Business Server 2000 > Exchange 2000 Standard Version We assume that means Exchange 2000 is on the SBS server. > ISA Server 3.0 Standard Version No such thing. Do you mean ISA Server 2000 Standard? > I can browse the web via the clients and the server throught he web proxy. Good. > I can ping the external IP address of the server. The jury is still out on that one. > I can telnet to port 25 on the server. Good, you can receive incoming e-mail. > When I send an email from outlook via Exchange it sit's in the queue waiting > to go out. If I shutdown the firewall and ISA services, I can force the > email to go. If the firewall and ISA services are turned off the email's go > automatically. That means your outbound rule is not configured or not configured properly on ISA. Great question for the ISA list. John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA Engineer/Consultant eServices For You www.eservicesforyou.com