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 ?