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To: Bruce Brown who wrote (33442)	10/20/2000 9:55:00 PM
From: StockHawk	Respond to of 54805

I wonder if the law works in the other direction? With all the posts from shorters... Good thought. It seems there have been several instances this year where shorts have lied/started a false rumor to get a stock to decline. One I heard of this week was stating that EXTR missed its 11 cent whisper number, when the truth was that the whisper number was 7 cents (which they beat). This lie was apparently picked up by CNBC. Combined with an erroneous news item that incorrectly stated that EXTR missed its earnings forecast by 2 cents, and the stock took a harsh fall yesterday. (Some of us who are naive enough to believe that good triumphs over evil bought some near the lows yesterday) StockHawk