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To: Long John who wrote (66638)	10/18/1999 8:59:00 AM
From: SMALL FRY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

EGAN - adding more customers... given a better climate... IMO this one could give very decent return ST to IT. About eGain Communications eGain (Nasdaq: EGAN - news) is a leading provider of customer service infrastructure for e-commerce. eGain's products and services help companies manage high volumes of customer emails and provide live assistance to website visitors. The solutions are available through the eGain Hosted Network, the world's largest network for hosted e-commerce customer service applications, or through customer site deployment. Companies use eGain solutions to build customer loyalty, to convert online visitors to online buyers, and to leverage customer information. eGain customers include RealNetworks, Mazda, Go2Net.com, Microsoft, and PlanetRx. eGain's world headquarters is located in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information about eGain, please visit egain.com or call the company's U.S. office at 888/603-4246 or European office +44 (0) 118 988 0266. biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com SF

To: Long John who wrote (66638)	10/18/1999 9:13:00 AM
From: lee kramer	Respond to of 120523

Long John: The Bank "Derivative Exposure" chart is particularly sobering. Each week as I go through my NASDAQ Daily Charts I see stock after stock owned by banks...from 5% to 20%. Why are the banks holding so much stock? Are they collateral for loans to individuals and corporations? Are they "investments"? Are they listed as assets on their balance sheets? What happens if these stocks suffer a decline? Will loans be called? Will the banks sell these stocks? I sense this is part of what Mr. Greenspan was talking about last Thursday night to banking regulators. In a benign or up market this poses no problem. In a sharply declining market this may dwarf forced margin selling by overextended "investors." Good post. (Lee)