On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> This probably isn't really a Mandrake-specific problem, but here goes....
> 
> I'm having a terrible time using Kmail.It works fine as long as I am logged in as 
>"root".
> If I'mlogged in as any other (unprivileged) user, I can't send mail (although I can 
>still receive it)
> I've tried every setting I can think of (even to the point of deleting the kmailrc  
>file and starting over)
> 
> I always get the exact same error message:
> 
> SMTP failed-user unknown 
> Command:RCPT
> Return code 550
> 
> My settings should be ok; they work fine with Netscape but it is INCREDIBLY slow on 
>this machine.
> 
I would suggest you create a new user named "lloyd" and use
THAT account for everything except installing programs,
etc. It's much safer that way. :-) MUCH harder for any
"trojan horses" to be activated. :-)

  -- 
        John Aldrich
        COL Tech Support
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