Re: electronics swap meet

From: JeffM (jeffm__at_email.com)
Date: 12/27/04 

Date: 27 Dec 2004 11:39:30 -0800

Not only does he not give a location on the Subject line (SoCal),
he posts it individually to multiple groups.
Never heard of cross-posting?
In this case, it would have been a valid technique.

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