[Embarrassed]

Sorry Guys, I should have been more specific. I use Kixtart (Version 4.11) to run back ups on our network. We have Win9x and 2k boxes. I am sending the results of the backups to a text file (Log) but I want the script to be able to e-mail me if a backup Errors. That way I can make sure the universe is unfolding as it should (To quote a former Prime Minister of our large and somewhat cold country.) The Telnet solution sounds somewhat intriguing but the thing is that our e-mail is supplied by a local ISP. We don't have Exchange or any other sort of internal e-mail. By the way, the network is P2P. Yeah, I know, but like I said they are extremely cheap here.

Kirm