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<DIV><FONT size=2>Perhaps my experience will give another perspective on your
"spam" discussion.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I went to Comp USA the Sunday your group was there. I
was considering upgrading my windows operating system and spoke to two of your
members. Our discussion impressed me, and I decided to purchase the Red
Hat Linux software. I also attended one of your classes but found I didn't
have enough knowledge to benefit (I'm sure most of you can relate to a
class where you don't feel knowledgeable enough to even ask a
question).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>It was suggested that I subscribe to this group where I
could ask for help etc. I'm just an older dentist trying to benefit from
what I still perceive to be benefits of this system. I want to get it
working but am not interested in spending countless hours learning all the
details about a new operating system right now.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I was also considering asking about hiring someone to help me
(you students must still be hungry and need money). That isn't my idea of
spam, but it may not be something you want on this group. Perhaps you
would rather just reply that this group discourages that sort of request and
suggest an alternative.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Neal</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>by the way, where can I hire someone to help
me?</FONT></DIV>
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