> Unlike most of you, I am trying to delimit rather 
> than limit my spidering

:p
 
> -C0N1003s0K%e9999r9999zI0b1nBe

One big advice: do not use depth settings if possible (e 
and r options), but use scan rules instead. This is much 
more reliable, and should not cause as many problems as 
depth settings can.

Example 1: download two sites with cross links, but nothing 
more:
-* +www.example.com/index.html +www.anotherexample.com/*

Example 2: same as #1, but download only /articles/ section 
in site 2
-* +www.example.com/index.html 
+www.anotherexample.com/articles/*