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same as the one that I originally sent, except that the commas have each
been replaced by "%2C".

Thus, I suggest that, the next time you get a URL sent via email, from any
source, you try replacing the comma's in the URL, with "%2C" 's.

I assume that comma's are some kind of control character, or something, to
some browsers, and thus must be replaced with the "%2C" string.

I find that both the comma's, and the replacement strings, work in the
browser that I have been using so far.

I have been using Internet perplexplorer, so far, as it has some advantages
over Netscape. I am still in the process of converting as much as possible
to Linux, but have quite some way to go. We have just installed Star Office
5 this week (from the dreaded PCPlus CD - it installs OK on RH5.2), but we
have yet to get the Internet access for Linux going.

Bret Busby
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Privacy holes signal need for standards

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E-Commerce: eBay prices record stock offering

The auction site sets a price of $170 a share for its offering of
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