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12-04-03, 08:27 PM

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What happened to ETE forum

I see the Keis forum only shows dates from October. I see Don posting here once in a while.

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12-05-03, 04:06 PM

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The ETE forum was not Mr. Robert Keis's forum. He was just the moderator. Bob has been in touch with the ISP, but neither the ISP nor Bob has had any luck contacting the owner. Bob now makes posts at
http://www.hpelectricalconnection.com/

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