I have gotten rid of the batch files, and the entire Spamassassin relay script is now done in VBScript. It is a vbscript (plus support files) designed to take a generic install of Fedora Linux (Redhat Linux) and install / configure all the software necessary to turn the box into an email relay. You can forward port 25 from your firewall to the linux box, and it will tag suspected spam with {SPAM} in the subject line. It then forwards the email (spam or not, it doesn't ever delete) to your internal Exchange Server. http://www.castellan.net/spamfilter.html Let me know if this one works for ya. Chris Director of Technology & Services Castellan, Inc - Microsoft Gold Certified Partner