REPLY TO 06/12/87 12:39 FROM [log in to unmask]: Re: possible solution
for usenet-listserv peering
 
>Seems to me that getting all of the other-net list mailers to implement
>a complete solution would be difficult.
>
right on!
 
>Perhaps a satisfactory alternative that is implemented totally within
>LISTSERV would be to allow lists to be declared "subserviant" in addition
>to peered.  A subserviant list would have a "master" on another
>network.  Mail traffic apparently from the master (identified by either
>which network it came from, or which user from a list of possibilities,
>or...) would be distributed as per normal.  Mail traffic not from the
>master (probably meaning from a Bitnet host) would be forwarded to
>the master AND NOT DISTRIBUTED.  (I assume we'll catch a copy returned
>by the master and distribute that.)
>
>-JSFisher
>
I love it!
 
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