This error message seems rather confusing to me.  Aside from the fact that
the message itself has remained "undeliverable", I dot not understand why
the connection would have been refused by this server when I have not had
similar trouble in teh past.  Any ideas?

Glenn Alperin
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The enclosed message, found in the  FACEBLIND mailbox and shown under the spool
ID 10839273 in the system log, has been identified as a possible delivery error
notice  for the  following reason:  "X-Report-Type:"  field found  in the  mail
header.

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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 05:19:02 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <[log in to unmask]>
Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
        boundary="FAA09901.906113942/amdint2.amd.com"
Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (warning-timeout)

This is a MIME-encapsulated message

--FAA09901.906113942/amdint2.amd.com

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    **      THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY      **
    **  YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE  **
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The original message was received at Fri, 18 Sep 1998 01:18:37 -0500 (CDT)
from amdext2.amd.com [163.181.251.1]

   ----- The following addresses had transient non-fatal errors -----
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@txexmta4
    (expanded from: <[log in to unmask]>)

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@txexmta4... Deferred: Connection refused by txexmta4.amd.com.
Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
Will keep trying until message is 1 day old

--FAA09901.906113942/amdint2.amd.com
Content-Type: message/delivery-status

Reporting-MTA: dns; amdint2.amd.com
Arrival-Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 01:18:37 -0500 (CDT)

Final-Recipient: RFC822; <[log in to unmask]>
X-Actual-Recipient: RFC822; [log in to unmask]
Action: delayed
Status: 4.4.1
Remote-MTA: DNS; txexmta4.amd.com
Last-Attempt-Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 05:19:02 -0500 (CDT)
Will-Retry-Until: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 01:18:37 -0500 (CDT)

--FAA09901.906113942/amdint2.amd.com
Content-Type: message/rfc822

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