I would appreciate it greatly if people did not use "emergency BITNET addresses" to contact me during meetings just to ask how much traffic do I think goes on through the DISTRIBUTE backbone, what percentage of lists are peered, and whether or not I can send the 1.5l update files right now. What would you think if I called you at home at 3am to ask your opinion about my buying a Peugeot 205 over an Opel Kadett, or something similarly "urgent"? The next time I will probably not give any electronic address when I leave for a meeting - at least I won't send it to any list. Eric