Mason Batchelder on fri 29 mar 02
posted fyi to CLAYART LISTSERV.Has this laew come to your state as well?
M.
Posted on Fri, Mar. 29, 2002 >
Propane tanks for grills now need safety valves
New S.C. law says many cylinders, including ones for backyard cookers, need
the devices
By CLARE A. RAMSEY
Staff Writer
As backyard gourmets prepare to fire up their gas grills this spring, they
should check to see that their propane tanks meet new safety rules.
State regulations going into effect Monday require that propane cylinders
between 4 and 40 pounds have safety valves. Most backyard gas grills use
20-pound propane tanks.
The safety valvecalled an OPD, or over fill protection device -- was created
to cut down on fires or explosions from over filled tanks. The OPD uses a
float that shuts off the valve before a tank is over filled.
"Just think about the back of the commode," said Al Niver of Tim's Gas Depot
on Woodrow Street in downtown Irmo. "It has a float in it that won't let it
overflow."
Propane cylinders manufactured after 1998 have OPD valves. Tanks with OPD
valves have triangle-shaped knobs and are marked OPD.
But many people keep the tanks they bought with their grills and have them
refilled, industry leaders say.
The safety valve rule comes from the National Fire Protection Association, a
nonprofit fire safety group. Most states, including South Carolina, have
adopted the regulation.
Customers can use up the gas in their old tanks, but starting Monday, they
can't refill tanks without the safety valves.
Tanks can be retrofitted with the OPD valves for about $20 to $25, Niver
said. But, he said, a new 20-pound tank will probably cost about the same.
Larger tanks cost more to replace than to upgrade, he said.
Blue Rhino, an N.C.-based propane cylinder exchange company, will accept
empty tanks without OPDs, said company spokesman Rob Bunnell. But some
locations will charge an upgrade fee, he said.
Blue Rhino has 37,000 outlets nationwide, and several in the Midlands, at
businesses such as home centers or grocery stores. Customers can drop off
empty cylinders when they purchase new propane-filled tanks.
People use small propane tanks for grills, campers, turkey fryers, camp
stoves, outdoor patio heaters and more.
About 40 million to 50 million cylinders nationwide don't have the new safety
device, Bunnell said.
John Ducate Jr., CEO of Columbia-based Ducane Gas Grills, said about 9
million to 10 million gas grills are sold a year, and the "the normal life
expectancy of a grill" is six to seven years.
Niver said Tim's Gas Depot has been advising customers for months about the
April 1 deadline to have the new safety valves.
While some people aren't happy about having to buy new tanks, "regulations
are regulations," he said.
Philip Poburka on sat 30 mar 02
My understanding is that the 'New' valves have nothing to do with
eventualities as Earl here describes, but rather are intended to patronize
those unskilled and untrained or inattentive or apathetic or otherwise too
stupid to 'Fill' these Tanks to the 'Full' capacity. That is, the New valves
prevent 'overfilling'.
When Propane tanks ARE being filled, one watches the reels (as an Odometer)
of the dispensing Apparatus to see the volume transfered to the Tank. If
someone manages to get six gallons into a five-gallon Tank, then we may
assume they had ought not be in that line of work.
Like that.
Uncle scam 'cares' about that.
THAT is what the thing is here, not that they will now cease to pop a
pressure safety or what (which out doors IS an easy fix to deal with, as
throw a 'wet' blanket on the damned thing, roll it over to the side where it
may 'hiss' itself satisfied, and finish bar-b-queing yer Supper)...do not
'chain' them to your Bar-b-Que.
Phil
ell vee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Earl Brunner"
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: new federal propane tank law
> There are and have been accidents, but that is probably irrelevant at this
point with
> the law. It is probably too late to lobby to change it.
>
> Several years ago my parents had a barbecue grill out side the side door
to the
> house, They had three tanks for it so that they wouldn't have to go get
the tank
> filled as often. This particular day they were grilling off of one tank
with the
> other two (they happened to be full) chained to the grill so they
wouldn't be stolen.
> It was a nice summer afternoon in Las Vegas (temperature in excess of 100
degrees),
> combine that with the heat from the grill and one of the tanks popped it's
pressure
> relief valve. The grill ignited the gas which then burned blow torch like
onto the
> third tank.
>
> The fire department had a wonderful time. They hid around the corner from
the tanks
> and directed water onto the tanks to try to keep them cool. Nothing blew
and it was
> only a minor problem getting my brother down the front steps and away from
the house in
> his wheelchair. (Normally he would exit out the side (by the tanks) and
take the ramp
> out of the house.
>
> Roger Korn wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of statistics that support the need for this new rule?
It's been
> > in force in AZ for over a year now and the common perception is that the
rule
> > creates a market for a federally mandated demand - an example of
effective lobbying
> > by the propane hardware industry and the retail suppliers of tanks. It
costs $20
> > down here for the changeover, so why not buy a new tank?
> >
> > I wonder if the number of tanks that have failed supports the impact of
the new
> > rule on the users and on the environment - it creates a brand new waste
stream of
> > scrap metal that requires special handling for safety.
> >
> > Any thoughts,
> >
> > Roger, whose only propane incident was caused by my own stupidity, which
can't be
> > fixed by new rules.
> >
> > Mason Batchelder wrote:
> >
> > > posted fyi to CLAYART LISTSERV.Has this laew come to your state as
well?
> > > M.
> > > Posted on Fri, Mar. 29, 2002 >
> > >
> > > Propane tanks for grills now need safety valves
> > > New S.C. law says many cylinders, including ones for backyard cookers,
need
> > > the devices
> > > By CLARE A. RAMSEY
> > > Staff Writer
> > >
> > > As backyard gourmets prepare to fire up their gas grills this spring,
they
> > > should check to see that their propane tanks meet new safety rules.
> > > State regulations going into effect Monday require that propane
cylinders
> > > between 4 and 40 pounds have safety valves. Most backyard gas grills
use
> > > 20-pound propane tanks.
> > > The safety valvecalled an OPD, or over fill protection device -- was
created
> > > to cut down on fires or explosions from over filled tanks. The OPD
uses a
> > > float that shuts off the valve before a tank is over filled.
> > > "Just think about the back of the commode," said Al Niver of Tim's Gas
Depot
> > > on Woodrow Street in downtown Irmo. "It has a float in it that won't
let it
> > > overflow."
> > > Propane cylinders manufactured after 1998 have OPD valves. Tanks with
OPD
> > > valves have triangle-shaped knobs and are marked OPD.
> > > But many people keep the tanks they bought with their grills and have
them
> > > refilled, industry leaders say.
> > > The safety valve rule comes from the National Fire Protection
Association, a
> > > nonprofit fire safety group. Most states, including South Carolina,
have
> > > adopted the regulation.
> > > Customers can use up the gas in their old tanks, but starting Monday,
they
> > > can't refill tanks without the safety valves.
> > > Tanks can be retrofitted with the OPD valves for about $20 to $25,
Niver
> > > said. But, he said, a new 20-pound tank will probably cost about the
same.
> > > Larger tanks cost more to replace than to upgrade, he said.
> > > Blue Rhino, an N.C.-based propane cylinder exchange company, will
accept
> > > empty tanks without OPDs, said company spokesman Rob Bunnell. But some
> > > locations will charge an upgrade fee, he said.
> > > Blue Rhino has 37,000 outlets nationwide, and several in the Midlands,
at
> > > businesses such as home centers or grocery stores. Customers can drop
off
> > > empty cylinders when they purchase new propane-filled tanks.
> > > People use small propane tanks for grills, campers, turkey fryers,
camp
> > > stoves, outdoor patio heaters and more.
> > > About 40 million to 50 million cylinders nationwide don't have the new
safety
> > > device, Bunnell said.
> > > John Ducate Jr., CEO of Columbia-based Ducane Gas Grills, said about 9
> > > million to 10 million gas grills are sold a year, and the "the normal
life
> > > expectancy of a grill" is six to seven years.
> > > Niver said Tim's Gas Depot has been advising customers for months
about the
> > > April 1 deadline to have the new safety valves.
> > > While some people aren't happy about having to buy new tanks,
"regulations
> > > are regulations," he said.
> > >
> > >
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> > Roger Korn
> > McKay Creek Ceramics
> > In AZ: PO Box 463
> > 4215 Culpepper Ranch Rd
> > Rimrock, AZ 86335
> > 928-567-5699 <-
> > In OR: PO Box 436
> > 31330 NW Pacific Ave.
> > North Plains, OR 97133
> > 503-647-5464
> >
> >
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> Earl Brunner
> http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
> mailto:bruec@anv.net
>
>
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Philip Poburka on sat 30 mar 02
The thing I did not ask my Propane Tank filling Station the other Day, was
since this 'New' law is respecting the Department Of Transportation, whether
if I hand Carry the damned thing to get filled, I may be exempted from the
'dot' regulation of having these 'new' UGLY looking sorry 'Valves'?
Phil
lv
----- Original Message -----
From: "Earl Brunner"
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: new federal propane tank law
> I think that it is Federal. The stupid thing is that every tank has a
manufactured
> date stamped on it. By law, after a certain date (I think it's 10 years)
you have
> to either replace the tank or get it recertified with a pressure test. It
would
> have made too much sense to faze in the new law by fazing out the old
tanks on
> their expiration date. But hey, we ARE talking about the government
here.....
> BTW if and when you buy a new tank, check the date stamped on the tank. I
bought a
> new tank at a camping supply store once and found out later that it had
been
> sitting on the shelf for 6 years. It expired in four instead of ten
years.
>
> Mason Batchelder wrote:
>
> > posted fyi to CLAYART LISTSERV.Has this laew come to your state as well?
> > M.
> > Posted on Fri, Mar. 29, 2002 >
> >
> > Propane tanks for grills now need safety valves
> > New S.C. law says many cylinders, including ones for backyard cookers,
need
> > the devices
> > By CLARE A. RAMSEY
> > Staff Writer
> >
> > As backyard gourmets prepare to fire up their gas grills this spring,
they
> > should check to see that their propane tanks meet new safety rules.
> > State regulations going into effect Monday require that propane
cylinders
> > between 4 and 40 pounds have safety valves. Most backyard gas grills use
> > 20-pound propane tanks.
> > The safety valvecalled an OPD, or over fill protection device -- was
created
> > to cut down on fires or explosions from over filled tanks. The OPD uses
a
> > float that shuts off the valve before a tank is over filled.
> > "Just think about the back of the commode," said Al Niver of Tim's Gas
Depot
> > on Woodrow Street in downtown Irmo. "It has a float in it that won't let
it
> > overflow."
> > Propane cylinders manufactured after 1998 have OPD valves. Tanks with
OPD
> > valves have triangle-shaped knobs and are marked OPD.
> > But many people keep the tanks they bought with their grills and have
them
> > refilled, industry leaders say.
> > The safety valve rule comes from the National Fire Protection
Association, a
> > nonprofit fire safety group. Most states, including South Carolina, have
> > adopted the regulation.
> > Customers can use up the gas in their old tanks, but starting Monday,
they
> > can't refill tanks without the safety valves.
> > Tanks can be retrofitted with the OPD valves for about $20 to $25, Niver
> > said. But, he said, a new 20-pound tank will probably cost about the
same.
> > Larger tanks cost more to replace than to upgrade, he said.
> > Blue Rhino, an N.C.-based propane cylinder exchange company, will accept
> > empty tanks without OPDs, said company spokesman Rob Bunnell. But some
> > locations will charge an upgrade fee, he said.
> > Blue Rhino has 37,000 outlets nationwide, and several in the Midlands,
at
> > businesses such as home centers or grocery stores. Customers can drop
off
> > empty cylinders when they purchase new propane-filled tanks.
> > People use small propane tanks for grills, campers, turkey fryers, camp
> > stoves, outdoor patio heaters and more.
> > About 40 million to 50 million cylinders nationwide don't have the new
safety
> > device, Bunnell said.
> > John Ducate Jr., CEO of Columbia-based Ducane Gas Grills, said about 9
> > million to 10 million gas grills are sold a year, and the "the normal
life
> > expectancy of a grill" is six to seven years.
> > Niver said Tim's Gas Depot has been advising customers for months about
the
> > April 1 deadline to have the new safety valves.
> > While some people aren't happy about having to buy new tanks,
"regulations
> > are regulations," he said.
> >
> >
____________________________________________________________________________
__
> > Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
> >
> > You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
> > settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
> >
> > Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
melpots@pclink.com.
>
> --
> Earl Brunner
> http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
> mailto:bruec@anv.net
>
>
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Roger Korn on sat 30 mar 02
Does anyone know of statistics that support the need for this new rule? It's been
in force in AZ for over a year now and the common perception is that the rule
creates a market for a federally mandated demand - an example of effective lobbying
by the propane hardware industry and the retail suppliers of tanks. It costs $20
down here for the changeover, so why not buy a new tank?
I wonder if the number of tanks that have failed supports the impact of the new
rule on the users and on the environment - it creates a brand new waste stream of
scrap metal that requires special handling for safety.
Any thoughts,
Roger, whose only propane incident was caused by my own stupidity, which can't be
fixed by new rules.
Mason Batchelder wrote:
> posted fyi to CLAYART LISTSERV.Has this laew come to your state as well?
> M.
> Posted on Fri, Mar. 29, 2002 >
>
> Propane tanks for grills now need safety valves
> New S.C. law says many cylinders, including ones for backyard cookers, need
> the devices
> By CLARE A. RAMSEY
> Staff Writer
>
> As backyard gourmets prepare to fire up their gas grills this spring, they
> should check to see that their propane tanks meet new safety rules.
> State regulations going into effect Monday require that propane cylinders
> between 4 and 40 pounds have safety valves. Most backyard gas grills use
> 20-pound propane tanks.
> The safety valvecalled an OPD, or over fill protection device -- was created
> to cut down on fires or explosions from over filled tanks. The OPD uses a
> float that shuts off the valve before a tank is over filled.
> "Just think about the back of the commode," said Al Niver of Tim's Gas Depot
> on Woodrow Street in downtown Irmo. "It has a float in it that won't let it
> overflow."
> Propane cylinders manufactured after 1998 have OPD valves. Tanks with OPD
> valves have triangle-shaped knobs and are marked OPD.
> But many people keep the tanks they bought with their grills and have them
> refilled, industry leaders say.
> The safety valve rule comes from the National Fire Protection Association, a
> nonprofit fire safety group. Most states, including South Carolina, have
> adopted the regulation.
> Customers can use up the gas in their old tanks, but starting Monday, they
> can't refill tanks without the safety valves.
> Tanks can be retrofitted with the OPD valves for about $20 to $25, Niver
> said. But, he said, a new 20-pound tank will probably cost about the same.
> Larger tanks cost more to replace than to upgrade, he said.
> Blue Rhino, an N.C.-based propane cylinder exchange company, will accept
> empty tanks without OPDs, said company spokesman Rob Bunnell. But some
> locations will charge an upgrade fee, he said.
> Blue Rhino has 37,000 outlets nationwide, and several in the Midlands, at
> businesses such as home centers or grocery stores. Customers can drop off
> empty cylinders when they purchase new propane-filled tanks.
> People use small propane tanks for grills, campers, turkey fryers, camp
> stoves, outdoor patio heaters and more.
> About 40 million to 50 million cylinders nationwide don't have the new safety
> device, Bunnell said.
> John Ducate Jr., CEO of Columbia-based Ducane Gas Grills, said about 9
> million to 10 million gas grills are sold a year, and the "the normal life
> expectancy of a grill" is six to seven years.
> Niver said Tim's Gas Depot has been advising customers for months about the
> April 1 deadline to have the new safety valves.
> While some people aren't happy about having to buy new tanks, "regulations
> are regulations," he said.
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
> Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
> settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at melpots@pclink.com.
--
Roger Korn
McKay Creek Ceramics
In AZ: PO Box 463
4215 Culpepper Ranch Rd
Rimrock, AZ 86335
928-567-5699 <-
In OR: PO Box 436
31330 NW Pacific Ave.
North Plains, OR 97133
503-647-5464
Earl Brunner on sat 30 mar 02
I think that it is Federal. The stupid thing is that every tank has a manufactured
date stamped on it. By law, after a certain date (I think it's 10 years) you have
to either replace the tank or get it recertified with a pressure test. It would
have made too much sense to faze in the new law by fazing out the old tanks on
their expiration date. But hey, we ARE talking about the government here.....
BTW if and when you buy a new tank, check the date stamped on the tank. I bought a
new tank at a camping supply store once and found out later that it had been
sitting on the shelf for 6 years. It expired in four instead of ten years.
Mason Batchelder wrote:
> posted fyi to CLAYART LISTSERV.Has this laew come to your state as well?
> M.
> Posted on Fri, Mar. 29, 2002 >
>
> Propane tanks for grills now need safety valves
> New S.C. law says many cylinders, including ones for backyard cookers, need
> the devices
> By CLARE A. RAMSEY
> Staff Writer
>
> As backyard gourmets prepare to fire up their gas grills this spring, they
> should check to see that their propane tanks meet new safety rules.
> State regulations going into effect Monday require that propane cylinders
> between 4 and 40 pounds have safety valves. Most backyard gas grills use
> 20-pound propane tanks.
> The safety valvecalled an OPD, or over fill protection device -- was created
> to cut down on fires or explosions from over filled tanks. The OPD uses a
> float that shuts off the valve before a tank is over filled.
> "Just think about the back of the commode," said Al Niver of Tim's Gas Depot
> on Woodrow Street in downtown Irmo. "It has a float in it that won't let it
> overflow."
> Propane cylinders manufactured after 1998 have OPD valves. Tanks with OPD
> valves have triangle-shaped knobs and are marked OPD.
> But many people keep the tanks they bought with their grills and have them
> refilled, industry leaders say.
> The safety valve rule comes from the National Fire Protection Association, a
> nonprofit fire safety group. Most states, including South Carolina, have
> adopted the regulation.
> Customers can use up the gas in their old tanks, but starting Monday, they
> can't refill tanks without the safety valves.
> Tanks can be retrofitted with the OPD valves for about $20 to $25, Niver
> said. But, he said, a new 20-pound tank will probably cost about the same.
> Larger tanks cost more to replace than to upgrade, he said.
> Blue Rhino, an N.C.-based propane cylinder exchange company, will accept
> empty tanks without OPDs, said company spokesman Rob Bunnell. But some
> locations will charge an upgrade fee, he said.
> Blue Rhino has 37,000 outlets nationwide, and several in the Midlands, at
> businesses such as home centers or grocery stores. Customers can drop off
> empty cylinders when they purchase new propane-filled tanks.
> People use small propane tanks for grills, campers, turkey fryers, camp
> stoves, outdoor patio heaters and more.
> About 40 million to 50 million cylinders nationwide don't have the new safety
> device, Bunnell said.
> John Ducate Jr., CEO of Columbia-based Ducane Gas Grills, said about 9
> million to 10 million gas grills are sold a year, and the "the normal life
> expectancy of a grill" is six to seven years.
> Niver said Tim's Gas Depot has been advising customers for months about the
> April 1 deadline to have the new safety valves.
> While some people aren't happy about having to buy new tanks, "regulations
> are regulations," he said.
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
> Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
> settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at melpots@pclink.com.
--
Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
mailto:bruec@anv.net
Earl Brunner on sat 30 mar 02
There are and have been accidents, but that is probably irrelevant at this point with
the law. It is probably too late to lobby to change it.
Several years ago my parents had a barbecue grill out side the side door to the
house, They had three tanks for it so that they wouldn't have to go get the tank
filled as often. This particular day they were grilling off of one tank with the
other two (they happened to be full) chained to the grill so they wouldn't be stolen.
It was a nice summer afternoon in Las Vegas (temperature in excess of 100 degrees),
combine that with the heat from the grill and one of the tanks popped it's pressure
relief valve. The grill ignited the gas which then burned blow torch like onto the
third tank.
The fire department had a wonderful time. They hid around the corner from the tanks
and directed water onto the tanks to try to keep them cool. Nothing blew and it was
only a minor problem getting my brother down the front steps and away from the house in
his wheelchair. (Normally he would exit out the side (by the tanks) and take the ramp
out of the house.
Roger Korn wrote:
> Does anyone know of statistics that support the need for this new rule? It's been
> in force in AZ for over a year now and the common perception is that the rule
> creates a market for a federally mandated demand - an example of effective lobbying
> by the propane hardware industry and the retail suppliers of tanks. It costs $20
> down here for the changeover, so why not buy a new tank?
>
> I wonder if the number of tanks that have failed supports the impact of the new
> rule on the users and on the environment - it creates a brand new waste stream of
> scrap metal that requires special handling for safety.
>
> Any thoughts,
>
> Roger, whose only propane incident was caused by my own stupidity, which can't be
> fixed by new rules.
>
> Mason Batchelder wrote:
>
> > posted fyi to CLAYART LISTSERV.Has this laew come to your state as well?
> > M.
> > Posted on Fri, Mar. 29, 2002 >
> >
> > Propane tanks for grills now need safety valves
> > New S.C. law says many cylinders, including ones for backyard cookers, need
> > the devices
> > By CLARE A. RAMSEY
> > Staff Writer
> >
> > As backyard gourmets prepare to fire up their gas grills this spring, they
> > should check to see that their propane tanks meet new safety rules.
> > State regulations going into effect Monday require that propane cylinders
> > between 4 and 40 pounds have safety valves. Most backyard gas grills use
> > 20-pound propane tanks.
> > The safety valvecalled an OPD, or over fill protection device -- was created
> > to cut down on fires or explosions from over filled tanks. The OPD uses a
> > float that shuts off the valve before a tank is over filled.
> > "Just think about the back of the commode," said Al Niver of Tim's Gas Depot
> > on Woodrow Street in downtown Irmo. "It has a float in it that won't let it
> > overflow."
> > Propane cylinders manufactured after 1998 have OPD valves. Tanks with OPD
> > valves have triangle-shaped knobs and are marked OPD.
> > But many people keep the tanks they bought with their grills and have them
> > refilled, industry leaders say.
> > The safety valve rule comes from the National Fire Protection Association, a
> > nonprofit fire safety group. Most states, including South Carolina, have
> > adopted the regulation.
> > Customers can use up the gas in their old tanks, but starting Monday, they
> > can't refill tanks without the safety valves.
> > Tanks can be retrofitted with the OPD valves for about $20 to $25, Niver
> > said. But, he said, a new 20-pound tank will probably cost about the same.
> > Larger tanks cost more to replace than to upgrade, he said.
> > Blue Rhino, an N.C.-based propane cylinder exchange company, will accept
> > empty tanks without OPDs, said company spokesman Rob Bunnell. But some
> > locations will charge an upgrade fee, he said.
> > Blue Rhino has 37,000 outlets nationwide, and several in the Midlands, at
> > businesses such as home centers or grocery stores. Customers can drop off
> > empty cylinders when they purchase new propane-filled tanks.
> > People use small propane tanks for grills, campers, turkey fryers, camp
> > stoves, outdoor patio heaters and more.
> > About 40 million to 50 million cylinders nationwide don't have the new safety
> > device, Bunnell said.
> > John Ducate Jr., CEO of Columbia-based Ducane Gas Grills, said about 9
> > million to 10 million gas grills are sold a year, and the "the normal life
> > expectancy of a grill" is six to seven years.
> > Niver said Tim's Gas Depot has been advising customers for months about the
> > April 1 deadline to have the new safety valves.
> > While some people aren't happy about having to buy new tanks, "regulations
> > are regulations," he said.
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________________________
> > Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
> >
> > You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
> > settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
> >
> > Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at melpots@pclink.com.
>
> --
> Roger Korn
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