[JDEV] RE: Stop blocking Jabber

[Frank Wang]

I'm talking about http://www.jabber.com/news/special.shtml

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> ----------original message----------
> From:  frank2.wang at bigfoot.com
> To:  temp-general at aol.net
>
> name: Frank Wang
> email: frank2.wang at bigfoot.com
> subject: Stop blocking Jabber
> message: Please stop blocking Jabber like a child.
> I can't talk to my friends on it. We will have to switch away from AIM.
>
> Please stop blocking Jabber like a child.
>
>
> Frank
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