>> $ date | sendmail -v -t gjkeenan@lucent.com
>> gjkeenan@lucent.com... Connecting to localhost.anz.lucent.com. via
relay...
>> 
>> $ date | sendmail -C/etc/mail/sendmail.cf -v -t gjkeenan@lucent.com
>> gjkeenan@lucent.com... Connecting to outbound-email.lucent.com via
relay...
>> 
>> Both commands you have to assume are using the same sendmail.cf so what
is
>> the difference when I force it with the -C option?
>
>	well, you know what they say happens when you assume...  :)
>
>	Those two commands are NOT using the same config file.  The first
one
>uses submit.cf, since you are submitting mail not receiving it.

Thanks Eric - that explains it.  Dumb mistake on my part sorry...