ErrorHandler example not emailing?

Hi all,

I'm in the process of learning Mule and going through the examples in 2.0.1. The first couple examples worked great. So, I set up the ErrorHandler test including the ant step to download all the supporting jars. When I run it, no matter which exception I copy to the "in" folder, it only creates an item in the "exception" folder. Even though I configured a valid email address and MTA, it doesn't seem to be attempting to send an email. Or, at least I never get one. The mail.log shows no connections except for my own manual "telnet localhost smtp", which works fine.

Is the error-config.xml perhaps configured wrong that it doesn't hand off the FatalException to the FatalHandler? I apologize in advance as I am struggling to comprehend the finer nuances of how to configure Mule. I've spent a couple hours trying to glean what may be out of place. In spite of making a few changes that might have looked out of place, nothing seems to work. :)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Are there any books that I can buy to minimize the learning curve? Support groups? 12-step programs?! :)

Piko