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Re: HELP VIN' requested

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From: David Vanderbyl
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 20:32
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In article <2p3b9c$vuo@locutus.rchland.ibm.com>, seurer@nordruth.rchland.ibm.com (Bill Seurer) writes:
|> Before responding consider that you may be putting your auto at risk of
|> theft.

I'll assume you meant *increased* risk of theft, since your auto is
already at risk of theft (it's parked, isn't it :-) ) .

How do you arrive at this conclusion?  Don't you realize that anyone
can look through your front windshield and get the VIN?  And how the
heck is this guy going to find your car after you give him the VIN?

|> -- 
|> 
|> - Bill Seurer     Language and Compiler Development      IBM Rochester, MN
                                                            ^^^
Hmmmmm....

|>   Business: BillSeurer@vnet.ibm.com               Home: BillSeurer@aol.com
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From: vanderby@mprgate.mpr.ca (David Vanderbyl)
Subject: Re: HELP VIN' requested
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