in /var/log/mail sendmail writes what has been done with the mail e.g. date host sendmail[pid]: sendmailid: to= XXXX@XXXXX.COM , ctladdr=usr (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30288, relay=[host] [host], dsn=version, stat=Sent (sendmailid Message accepted for delivery) i checked the sendmail source code, but i cant find any hint for a list of possible sendmail delivery states? for now i know they can be: stat=Sent (text from recipient mail server) stat=queued stat=Deferred: reason stat=User unkown and what does every state mean? Sent = ok, sent queued = its in the queue deferred = ? (i think sendmail tried to send, but maybe remote host is down so it couldnt deliver the mail -> deferred??) user unkown = recipient mail address not found, so no delivery which other states are available? and where the hack are the states defined? i really found nothing in sendmail source, which could help thx