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From: "Ed Matthews" <edm@aib.com>
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Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 12:21:30 -0400
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        "[news.answers] rec.birds Monthly Optics for Birding FAQ" (Oct  1, 12:16pm)
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On Oct 1, 12:16pm, pgreene@mit.edu wrote:
> Subject: [news.answers] rec.birds Monthly Optics for Birding FAQ
> [This message was generated semi-automatically.]

So was my reply. :)

> What's the current status of the posting
> "rec.birds Monthly Optics for Birding FAQ" ?

It is current.

> The records which comprise the List of Periodic Informational
> Postings, which we try to keep updated, that it should be posted
> monthly,
> but as far as we can tell, it hasn't been posted since
> 22 Mar 1996.  Could you please let us know what's up?

All the action has moved to the Web from rec.birds.  The FAQ is merely a
textual snapshot of a large web site.  The web site has just undergone
a massive renovation, hence no snapshots were posted to news.answers
during renovation.  The renovation is now complete and monthly postings
will resume, starting in October.

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