i am using MS SQL server as database and JDBC ODBC bridge to connect my java programmes to SQL server . i m also using a mail server programmed in java running on same m/c . In the configuration file of this mail server i have to put an entry for JDBC.URL . i have tried the entry as JDBC.URL=jdbc\ dbc\://raju\:1433/dbmain?UID\=sa&PWD\= where raju is the name of computer,dbmain is the name database , sa is username and password is blank . Kindly help me in configuring my JDBC.URL Thanks in advance .. manal [This message has been edited by Manal India (edited April 21, 2001).]