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<reference anchor='RFC1429'>

<front>
<title>Listserv Distribute Protocol</title>
<author initials='E.' surname='Thomas' fullname='Eric Thomas'>
<organization>Swedish University Network</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>vaeg 37B</street>
<city>Stockholm</city>
<region />
<code>100 44</code>
<country>SE</country></postal>
<email>ERIC@SEARN.SUNET.SE</email></address></author>
<date month='February' year='1993' />
<abstract>
<t>This memo specifies a subset of the distribution protocol used by the BITNET LISTSERV to deliver mail messages to large amounts of recipients.  This protocol, known as DISTRIBUTE, optimizes the distribution by sending a single copy of the message over heavily loaded links, insofar as topological information is available to guide such decisions, and reduces the average turnaround time for large mailing lists to 5-15 minutes on the average. This memo describes a simple interface allowing non-BITNET mailing list exploders (or other bulk-delivery scripts) to take advantage of this service by letting the BITNET distribution network take care of the delivery.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='1429' />
</reference>
