Well, if some sites  do want to disable DISTRIBUTE and  stay in the backbone
(ie if there is  a nonzero number of such sites), I might  make it possible as
an  option. This  would allow  the sites  to use  peer lists  without enabling
DISTRIBUTE. However, a site  which is not in the backbone  and does not update
its server can not be allowed to create peer lists.
 
  Eric