Subscribe Instructions

[Don Robert House]

At 11:51 AM -0800 11/19/97, Robert S. Capon wrote:
>Hi Folks-
>
>Have the instructions to subscribe to the Heath list changed?  I would
>appreciate a current set of instructions to update my Heath web page.
>
>73,
>
>Rob, W3DX

Your wish is my command,
Rob, PreNovice
TTY MAN

Tue, 18 Nov 1997 00:17:15

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