4. A method according to claim 3, further comprising the steps of said initiator agent: receiving at least one query response from said queried agents; and discarding as a satisfactory claim, prior to said step of instructing, any of said query responses which claim said subject message but fail said threshold quality criteria.
4. A method according to claim 3, further comprising the steps of said initiator agent: receiving at least one query response from said queried agents; and discarding as a satisfactory claim, prior to said step of instructing, any of said query responses which claim said subject message but fail said threshold quality criteria. 5. A method according to claim 4, wherein each of said query responses has associated therewith an indication of a priority level of the agent which originated said query response, and wherein said step of discarding comprises the step of discarding as a satisfactory claim, each of said query responses whose associated priority level is below a predetermined threshold.