Thanks, Ben -- I didn't realize that 'silent' Probe is the default. Sherry At 1:10 PM -0700 12/27/01, Ben Parker wrote: >On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:03:22 -0800, Sherry Beauchamp <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>>* Auto-Delete= Yes,Full-Auto,Delay(2),Max(2) > >Unless you add ,Probe(0) 'silent' Probe is not disabled. > >NPS.GOV has indeed fallen out of DNS for some reason, so these >bounces are real >and correct for now. (presumably that domain will return soon, but >that is not >under your control or mine.) > >With a Delay(n) where n is greater than 0 or 1 (immediate delete) then if an >error bounce occurs on one day, it will be tested the next day with a >'silent-probe' formatted message. If that fails, it will be reported as a >probe-failure rather than a bounce, since that is how LISTSERV will >perceive the >error.