Rick,

>>...You can find the thread by clicking the calendar link and finding the messages for September 27, 1999.
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>Thanks for posting this information, David. I dimly remembered there was a way for non-PUTM's to find old messages but I couldn't remember what it was.

Someone has to give them enough of a clue about the date of the thread. I'd suggest that standard procedure should be to reference the thread number and include the date also.