>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