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	RFC 1167:

        Title:      Thoughts on the National Research and
                    Education Network
       	Author:     V. Cerf
	Mailbox:    vcerf@NRI.Reston.VA.US
	Pages:      8
	Characters: 20,682

		pathname: RFC:RFC1167.TXT


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Joyce K. Reynolds
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