Restrospect Python Event handler

My goal is to have Retrospect email me all actions of the backup that took place. I don’t want to use mail.app because there should be no email acct on the server. I’m running AFP on a stand alone server. Retrospect 6.0.x (latest version with all updates) on an xserve 10.3.5 (all latest updates). Running the latest python event handler and python file.
I spent all day with Dantz support. They can’t figure out why I can’t get a report. I have this configured exactly as specified. The message is to be sent to me to an exchange server via IP address. Authenticated and the return address is me. I do not have an email acct on the server. Does any one know why this is not working? I am able to recieve status mail from the server monitor. I don’t see anything in the logs about python or mail relating to it. My after thought is that python is not running. Maybe I’m missing something simple here. Do I have to enable python? I had this reporting working on an ASIP server (but t hat is a differernt world). Here is my config:
property kMainGroup : “bheyman@gtent.com” –will get mail for all events .
property kMailServer : “xxx.xx.x.xx” — the smtp server to use for sending mail
property kFrom : “bheyman@gtent.com” — the from address for the mails that Retrospect sends

–SMTP Authentication
–if your mail server uses SMTP authentication, enter the username and password here
property kUsername : “my login name”
property kPassword : “my password”

— the full path to the script that sends mail
property kScriptCommand : “/usr/bin/python /Library/Preferences/Retrospect/macmail.py”
I took off the brackets on the maingroup address at the request of Dantz. This did not make a difference.
Desperate for an answer here
TIA
BH