> Then I guess I think the whole premise of these status codes is brain
> dead :-) There are just too many operating systems, too many mail
You may well be right, but it doesn't eliminate the need for
LISTSERV to supply an explanation for the status code if none other
is available in the DSN.
> What, in other words, is the rationale for NOT systematically providing
> the traditional textual description in "Diagnostic-Code:" (or in a new
> field, it doesn't really matter)?
>
> Eric
I agree it should be provided in Diagnostic-code, but, as you like
to point out, LISTSERV has to deal with the world as it is, not as
it should be.