receiving mail problem

[Alex <flush mindless com>]

can anyone direct me to a mail server how to

or help me out with the following:
(it's a misconfiguration error and i don't know where the config file is)

all mails received are bounced to root (below is part of bounced message)

can't check pop3 mail

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:08:43 -0500
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON hardware1 hardwaregroup org>
To: postmaster hardware1 hardwaregroup org, flush mindless com
Subject: Returned mail: Local configuration error

The original message was received at Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:08:42 -0500
from [199.17.200.45]

   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<flush hardwaregroup org>

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
553 hardwaregroup.org. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?)
554 <flush hardwaregroup org>... Local configuration error
Reporting-MTA: dns; hardware1.hardwaregroup.org
Received-From-MTA: DNS; [199.17.200.45]
Arrival-Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:08:42 -0500

Final-Recipient: RFC822; flush hardwaregroup org
Action: failed
Status: 5.5.0
Remote-MTA: DNS; hardwaregroup.org
Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:08:43 -0500
Return-Path: <flush mindless com>

and so on...

thanks
alex