LB> DBUTIL POLL is not working, i thought that would immediately look at
 LB> unsent mail. 
Yep. I tried it and it will poll my hub and scan for mail but it refuses to pack/forward outgoing echomail. I think DB sees the nessages that need to go out because the log shows 
                      " building the outbound queue
                       6 messages scanned, none packed
                        Scanning for outbound ECHOmail
                        No ECHOmail messages forwarded"

I believe the 6 messages it refers to are "stuck" test messages destined for
FSX_TST hub robot. Thanks for your help. I will keep plugging away at it. I may look for help in the Maximus muffin echo and see what those guys are using. I realise I am butting my head against ancient software...
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