> Is there any way of reading email besides through an email > client e.g. ASP or Perl?? Sure. Search microsoft.com for CDONTS and VBScript and you'll find loads about reading, sending, and managing mail thru a web interface. Outlook Web Access, part of the Microsoft Exchange environment, is built entirely this way. While you're at it, get a different perspective be reading dex's articles on the subject at evolt.org http://www.evolt.org/article/Using_files_to_send_emails_with_IIS_part_1_of_2 /17/3419/index.html http://www.evolt.org/article/Using_Files_to_Send_Emails_with_IIS_part_2_of_2 /17/3875/index.html joel