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More info if anyone wants it... http://support.bbc.co.uk/support/network/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4606719.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4663423.stm Dan - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/

