23. A method according to claim 18, further comprising the steps of said first agent: receiving at least one further response from said further agents; evaluating said further responses to determine which if any claim said subject message and also satisfy predetermined quality criteria; and where at least one of said further responses claims said subject message and also satisfies said predetermined quality criteria, returning a response to said initiator agent claiming said subject message as being within said first agent's domain of responsibility.
23. A method according to claim 18, further comprising the steps of said first agent: receiving at least one further response from said further agents; evaluating said further responses to determine which if any claim said subject message and also satisfy predetermined quality criteria; and where at least one of said further responses claims said subject message and also satisfies said predetermined quality criteria, returning a response to said initiator agent claiming said subject message as being within said first agent's domain of responsibility. 26. A method according to claim 23, wherein none of said further responses which claim said subject message and also satisfies said predetermined quality criteria claims said subject message with more than a medium level of confidence.