On 11/19/01 5:09 PM, "Gregory J. Wayman" <gwayman_at_mac.com> wrote:
> I feel stupied asking this but I'm gonna anyway...
> What is IIRC an acronym for?
If I Recall Correctly...
-Laurent.
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