> Date:        Sun, 10 Sep 1989 16:46:49 GMT
> From:        Eric Thomas <ERIC@LEPICS>
>
> 1. It's not my fault if ... BITNIC didn't do what you wanted them to.
 
    I did not intend to imply that is was.  I appologize, if my attempt to
share the humor of the situation offended you.  I can understand how you,
as the author of the LISTSERVer code, might not find any of it humorous.
 
> 2. ... it takes about 6 months for such a change to be ACTUALLY effected
 
    I had no way of knowing that and am surprised that it takes that long.
 
> 3. LISTSERV@PSUVM accepted your request,  because it was running with the
>    latest BITEARN NODES with you as NAD for SUNRISE.
 
    LISTSERV@PSUVM did *not* accept my FOR <user> SIGNOFF * ( NETWIDE.  It
only passed it on to 187 other LISTSERVers, even though it did *not* think
I was the NAD for SUNRISE.
 
> 4. ... each LISTSERV is running with a local version of BITEARN NODES,
 
    I understand that.
 
>    ... LISTSERV@PSUVM can't know [how up-to-date the local file is] and
>    has no reason to reject your request.
 
    If LISTSERV@PSUVM insists that I am not the NAD for SUNRISE, why should
it pass on my request?  Shouldn't just abort the original it?
 
> 5. The  REXX error is because your job was quite a bit large, ...
>    Sending 3 or 4 smaller jobs should do the trick.
 
    Aha!  Thanks.  I'll remember that.