It generally means that the domain that you are sending to cannot be reached and so it sits in the queue until it times out which by default I think is 72 hours. This message is generated after half the total timeout period. The next message is likely to be a none delivery report Mark Shevill IMG Messaging Technical Lead Shell Information Technology International Limited Rowlandsway, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5SB, United Kingdom Tel: +44 161 435 8709 Fax: +44 161 933 3502 Other Tel: +44 7932 625510 Email: Mark.Shevill@xxxxxxxxx Internet: http://www.shell.com -----Original Message----- From: Knutsen, Vicki [mailto:vickik@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 27 September 2004 14:32 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: Delivery Status Notification Does anyone know what this message means for the sender: This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification. THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE. Delivery to the following recipients has been delayed. What causes this message? Vicki Knutsen Information Systems Administrator Northwest District LCMS - www.nowlcms.org 1-888-693-5267 ext 129