I was under the impression that it was impossible to interrupt remote processing until the process was complete, but it turns out its not true.  Screen shots of the interrupt procedure are reproduced below.  Note that this merely asks the remote server to stop processing "when it is convenient".  It is likely that if you are doing a sql join of two large tables that it will never be "convenient" for the server to interrupt the process and you will still fill up your hard drive, but it never hurts to try. -eric you will see this output in the log: NOTE: Input to SAS/CONNECT attention handler = a ERROR: Remote submit to REMOTEID aborted by user. ... View more