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Subject:RE: Post a question (long) From:"Humbird, LenX" <lenx -dot- humbird -at- intel -dot- com> To:"'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 3 May 2000 15:42:24 -0700
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Esther Asham [mailto:esyasham -at- yahoo -dot- com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 12:25 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Post a question
>
>
> Hi
>
> How do I post a question to the list?
