>2. Rule out that non-backbone sites  are forced to accept DISTRIBUTE jobs that
>   contain  ONLY recipients  for their  own site.  This makes  it possible  to
>   always send  a DIST  job and  solves the  problem PROVIDED  THE DESTINATION
>   NODE'S LISTSERV  IS REGISTERED. I'm  afraid people who want  DISTRIBUTE off
>   want it all the  time, but maybe they could concede that  if there are only
>   local recipients...
>
>Comments?
 
If you decide that you will accept DISTRIBUTE sometimes and not others, what
do you do with the file if you decide that it is invalid (ie, has non-local
recipients?). Do you read thru the entire file to begin with and ensure that
it is valid before you begin to process it? Do you do this already?
 
>  Eric