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        Some questions come up time and time again in alt.backrubs.  Often
the questions are interesting and the answers are not immediately obvious.
However, each time one of these questions appears, much bandwidth and
reader time is wasted on repetitive responses.  These six articles are
posted to alt.backrubs (and  and ) every two weeks
in an attempt to answer the most common questions, so that discussion can
move on to more interesting topics. 
        These six articles will not be posted after January 2003.
        Your suggestions for changes to these articles are welcome.  Please
see question 0.2 for information about whom to contact.  Question 0.3 is
about what changes are planned.  The disclaimer is in question 0.6.  All of
those questions appear below, in section 0.  If you are new to Usenet you
might find questions 1.4 and 5.2.6 especially helpful.
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their number below.