>> I do believe that ListServ postmasters should be able to >>make a global delete command, since we are the ones that get the >>errors when a user doesn't exist. > >What is a LISTSERV postmaster? LISTSERV@A does not know the postmasters >of LISTSERV@B, nor should it have to. No, but LISTSERV@B should know its own postmasters, and LISTSERV@A could trust LISTSERV@B if it flags the request as coming from a valid postmaster at B. Surely LISTSERV@A trusts LISTSERV@B for some flags or commands now, or am I mistaken? >> Maybe it could be changed so ListServ PostMasters could only >>delete the users on their site, or maybe delete only the >>users that don't exist. > >LISTSERV postmasters can already delete users from their site. How can >LISTSERV@A know that X@B exists or does not exist??? It can know if it can trust LISTSERV@B to tell it. Certainly LISTSERV@B can tell at least if it could spool to user X (which may not be conclusive, but might be a sufficient test if a test is necessary). Obviously, none of this works if there is no LISTSERV@B, but then there would be no LISTSERV postmaster at B. > Eric --Mark