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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">To the good folks of AccessD and Access-L:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I am retiring from full-time employment at the end of this month. Today is my last scheduled day of work. I will be signing off from these lists in a few hours.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I want to say that both of these lists have been very educational for me. Even though I was an experienced Access developer when I joined both lists several years ago, I have learned a lot from these lists. Nobody can know everything about all aspects of Access development, so even experienced developers like me learn of things that I have never had the opportunity to try.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I also want to say to all the lurkers on these lists, jump in and try to answer some of the questions. One of the best ways of learning about something is trying to explain it to somebody else. One of the nice things about trying to answer questions on these lists is that nobody will flame you if you are not totally correct in your response. You may get some less than polite responses (I have been guilty of this more than once), but nobody will call you stupid or worse. So volunteer an answer when you think you may be able to help somebody that needs some help.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">Charles Wortz</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">Software Development Division</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">Texas Education Agency</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">1701 N. Congress Ave</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">Austin, TX 78701-1494</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">512-463-9493</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">CWortz@tea.state.tx.us</FONT>
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