Given the following error-message:
> Date:         Fri, 20 Sep 1996 23:24:34 -0700
> From:         BITNET list server at UVVM (1.7f) <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:      CNC-L: error report from VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM
> X-LSV-ListID: None
>
> The enclosed mail file, found in the xxx-L reader and shown under the spoolid
> 5478 in the console log, has been identified as a possible delivery error
> notice for the following reason: 'X-Report-Type:' field found in mail header.
> ------------------------ Message in error (282 lines) --------------------
> Received: from VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM by UVVM.UVic.CA (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with TCP;
>    Fri, 20 Sep 96 23:24:31 PDT
> Date:       Sat, 21 Sep 1996 1:24:38 -0500
> Reply-to:   [log in to unmask]
> From:       "LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.1a" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:    Undelivered mail
> To:         [log in to unmask]
> Z-Report-Type: Nondelivery; boundary="> Error description:"
>
> An error was detected while processing the enclosed message.  A list of
> the affected recipient follows.   This list is in a special format that
> allows software like LISTSERV to automatically take action on incorrect
> addresses; you can safely ignore the numeric codes.
>
> --> Error description:
> Error-for:  [log in to unmask]
> Error-Code: 0
> Error-Text: Message could not be delivered to RUAMOKO.GNS.CRI.NZ.
>
> Error-End:  One error reported.
>
> ------------------------------ Original message ------------------------------
> Date:         Mon, 16 Sep 1996 01:16:23 -0500
> Sender:       "List Name Went Here" <[log in to unmask]>
> From:         some subscriper <not@important>
> Subject:      Daily summary for September 15, 1996
> To:           Multiple recipients of list xxx-L <[log in to unmask]>
>
> ...
 
what should I do?
 
(A) Assume that the host doesn't exist?
(B) Use NSLOOKUP, only to find out that the host DOES exist?
(C) Assume that the host isn't accepting SMTP from VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM ?
(D) Verify that the host is accepting SMTP from UVVM.UVIC.CA ?
(E) Assume that "error-code" of 'zero' means "nothing is wrong" ?
(F) None of the above?
(G) Punt?
 
I wish that the host 'VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM' would be a little more specific
in reporting a "non-delivery", i.e., "host unreachable", "DNS lookup failed",
"host refused SMTP connection".  Please ?