I run the lists SEDSNEWS and SEDS-L. Every once in a while I get a countdown message. The most current one is that MUMFORD.MIT.EDU cannot be reached from RICEVM1 for 3 days. I get a message to that extent from RICEVM1. Then I get another message that the mail will be saved for 5 days. In another case I got a message every three days for two weeks. I have ACTIVE lists. That five or ten bouncebacks/day. Courtesy question: Do I complain to gate POSTMAST (in this case RICEVM1) that the link is down or simply suck it up until someone else notices that you can't get there from here? I know I can just set NOMAIL or UNSUB the guy, but I thought there might be someone who knew of a way of finding out what the problem is short of sending a flame to a maybe innocent person.