-if [[ $? != 0 ]] && [[ $expect_empty_remote_list == 0 ]]; then
- fatal_and_exit "-E- local $zfs list on $hostname command failed" $mailto
-fi
+# If no local snapshots exist, we may need to send the entire filesystem, which we'll do later
+# So, no error check here as a non-zero return code means the local filesystem or snaps are missing
+# We'll catch this later on as a case where we need to send the entire filesystem