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In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960118111130.4301B-100000@godzilla5.acpub.duke.edu>,
James P. Meyer <jimbob@acpub.duke.edu> wrote:
>On 18 Jan 1996, Forrest Smith wrote:

>> 	It is against University policy to generate your
>> 	own letterhead using computer software.

>	You should probably expand that warning if you want us to take 
>your position as "Letterhead Police" seriously.

	I am not "Letterhead Police."  I am an employee of Duke
	who has, from time to time, used various Duke
	Departments' letterhead.

	Several years ago, Duke convened a committee on the
	standardization of letterhead.  This committee wrote
	exacting specifications for what can be used as
	official Duke Letterhead.  Part of the official policy
	that evolved was that the committee had to approve
	any variations in letterhead.  It has been deemed
	that the only place you can obtain department stationery
	is from Duke Publications services.    

	I specifically designed software-generated letterhead
	to take advantage of the capabilities of a laser printer.
	I replicated the Old English type as closely as possible
	(and, I might add, adhered more closely to the official
	standard than did some of the stationery from high places
	I was using as a model).

	My request for approval of my letterhead was turned
	down.  In subsequent discussions over the past few years,
	I have verified that the policy is still in place.
-- 
Forrest L. Smith, III
Data Processing Specialist, Duke University Arts & Sciences
http://walras.econ.duke.edu/~fls
fls@walras.econ.duke.edu <Forrest Smith>