Taking confidentiality to an extreme..... Apparently, micro$oft are giving out christmas wishes on a "need to know" basis. OEMNews <OEMNews@microsoft-contact.co.uk> wrote:

Dear Calumn Shearer

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The Microsoft System Builder team would like to wish you a very happy Christmas and a successful 1999.

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