Thank you for having me (UNCLASSIFIED)

Tue Dec 21 19:53:13 UTC 2010

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No probl--- I mean, you're welcome.

Bill

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> You expressed this well, Bill, and I agree with your entire point.
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> > "You're welcome" is, as you say, a convention.  To my mind, "no
problem"
> > is not conventional (although it seems to be becoming one).  "You're
> > welcome" is the _standard_ convention, however.
>
> Russ
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