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To: Lane3 who wrote (19436)8/16/2002 8:16:30 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 21057
 
If you installed "browser only" version of a browse it wont have associated e-mail and you shouldn't have to worry about this.

Tim


Edit - Maybe this is no longer true with current version of major browser software -

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