On Mon, 20 May 91 15:32:16 -0500 [log in to unmask] said: > I couldn't find a mailing list where the question I have really fits > in. And since it's tangentially related to Listserv, I'm posting it > here. For the last week or so, all mail to Australian mailling list > subscribers has been bouncing with the error: > > CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU unable to deliver following mail to recipient(s): > <[log in to unmask]> > 550 Host 'CCADFA.CC.ADFA.OZ.AU' Unknown > > despite the fact that the hosts (I have several) can all be verified > locally using "nslookup". The postmaster at Cunyvm.Cuny.EDU confirmed > there was a problem getting to Australian nodes, but that's it. Since > I'm assuming that the rest of you are having similar problems, I wanted > to ask two questions. One, any ideas on how to get this fixed? I have > no idea who to contact. Second, what have you done with your Australian > subscribers? I "SET ... NOMAIL" for all mine and hopefully will be able > to re-enable their mail service soon. Any information or suggestions > would be appreciated. > > -jj I think the postmaster at CUNYVM.cuny.edu was giving an answer from the CUNY view of the world. Yes, it is likely that CUNY could not reach Australia... but I just telnetted to the host you describe and I am getting reasonably good ping times to boot (about 0.6 seconds). One way to get this fixed is to not send ausie mail to cuny. /mrg