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Subject:You are now subscribed to the TECHWR-L list From:Margaret Packman <mpackman -at- CISCO -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 4 Aug 1995 09:39:06 -0700
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>Date: Wed, 2 Aug 1995 17:19:31 -0600
>From: BITNET list server at OSUVM1 (1.8a) <LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
>Subject: You are now subscribed to the TECHWR-L list
>To: Margaret Packman <mpackman -at- cisco -dot- com>
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