This is the "lengthy email" that first time subscribers to the OMRFTECHS-L
list "should" have received. It may have not gone out since I subscribe
users. You might want to skim over it and maybe even keep it.

Quyen

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Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 7:11 AM
To: Quyen Arana
Subject: You have been added to the OMRFTECHS-L list


Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:11:16

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