Many apologies for my sending off my posting without appending the message
I received from InfoSeek.  Here is that message.
 
Bob Kosovsky
Student, PhD Program in Music                   Librarian
Graduate Center                                 Music Division
City University of New York                     The New York Public Library
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Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 14:49:36 -0700
From: Peter Chowla <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: InfoSeek would like to archive your OPERA-L mailing list.
 
Dear list-owner,
 
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