At 04:59 PM 3/14/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Just curious...
>After I sent my previous message to the list, I got a copy of
>my own message, which is strange because up until now,
Why do you NOT keep the sub file sent back to you when you subscribed.
Well, here it is again. KEEP IT this time. I can never figure out WHY
people can NOT be responsible for their own lives and keep important
things sent to them for their reference and future use.
Enclosed is what you should refer to, not to the list members to bail you out.
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