Same problem with 1.17.1 on Centos5 and Fedora 7 I think i have found the problem this is a (little) stack overflow in option.c. I think that this handle by recent versions of gcc with stack-protector option Here is the patch : --- perdition/options.c.ori 2007-11-02 05:42:00.000000000 +0100 +++ perdition/options.c 2007-11-02 05:42:16.000000000 +0100 @@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ char lower_case[40]; char strip_domain[40]; #ifdef WITH_SSL_SUPPORT - char ssl_mode[26]; + char ssl_mode[40]; char *ssl_mode_p = NULL; #endif /* WITH_SSL_SUPPORT */ This is not optimal, but other parts of the code also use static buffers -- Laurent LICOUR -------------------------------------------- Mail : laurent(a)licour.com PGP KeyID 0xDA160AA2 FingerPrint 0920 EC01 F265 C9EA 537E 7AEE 986F 58C6 DA16 0AA2