illegibilia in digest (re: Pretzel/Bretzel (1843))

Fri Jan 20 15:02:16 UTC 2006

This was at the top of today's digest (ADS-L Digest - 18 Jan 2006 to 19 Jan
2006 (#2006-20)):

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Date:    Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:41:36 EST
From:    Bapopik at AOL.COM
Subject: Pretzel/Bretzel (1843)

SG93IGlzIHRoZSBPRUQgcmV2aXNpb24gb24gInByZXR6ZWwiPz8gU2VlIGFsc28gdGhlIEFE
Uy1MIGFyY2hpdmVzLgouLi4KLi4uCihPRUQpCnByZXR6ZWwsIGJyZXR6ZWwKMS4gQSBjcmlz
cCBiaXNjdWl0IGJha2VkIGluIHRoZSBmb3JtIG9mIGEga25vdCBhbmQgIGZsYXZvdXJlZCB3

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I seem to have acquired a reputation for antediluvianity in using an ancient
mailreader (pine) that is allegedly unable to decode these things. Is that
really true, or is it the listserver's fault when compiling the digest, and
am I just the only subscriber to read this list in digest form?

-- Mark A. Mandel

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