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Subject:Subscribing to this list.... From:Jerry Hill <jhill -at- MUSE -dot- CONVEX -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 28 Jun 1994 15:11:20 -0500
I hope this is the information you need.
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To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L <TECHWR-L -at- OSUVM1 -dot- BITNET>
Hi, gang!
I am recycling this message to make sure all of you can
stop your mail if necessary and restart it after you
return from the conference. If you have questions or
problems, let me know, but be advised, I will be
pressed for time and hard to reach.
Additionally, I will be playing listowner over long
distance lines and paying long distance charges, so if
your account starts bouncing mail or having other
problems, I will probably just unsubscribe you. If you
suddenly stop getting mail in the next couple of weeks,
just send in a new subscription message. If that
doesn't work, then contact me.
Apologies in advance,
Eric
ejray -at- okway -dot- okstate -dot- edu
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Eric J. Ray
ejray -at- okway -dot- okstate -dot- edu
Technical Information Analyst
OSU Computer Center MS113
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
Tel: 405/744-6301
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