Bounce message implications?

[Thompson <thom @ Qmail . com>]

A newbie question:

Does anybody know of a web site or an FTP-retrievable file 
that explains *in lay terms* the implications of bounce 
messages? 

(My favorite: "A remote server failed." Holy helpfulness,
Batman, that doesn't give me a clue what to try next.)

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Tommi
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Tommi T, CAFG List Maintainer
Thom.RE@worldnet.att.net

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