There are occasional cases of submitted messages that did not appear on NABOKV-L. A word of clarification. If you do submit something and it does not appear in a day or two, please let me know (and include a copy). I have had a siege of computers woes over several months that are, I pray, now past but they interfered badly.

I rarely reject a message and when I do, I almost always contact the sender and explain why. Most "missing" messages are a result of error on my part. I handle a lot of mail and sometimes get muddled about what has gone out and what hasn't. Also, it is sometimes unclear what messages are intended only for me and what for the list. So please indicate items that are NOT for NABOKV-L distribution.

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