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Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 15:25:13 -0400

On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 11:51:54AM -0700, Elias wrote:
> So, given the apparent commonality of these occurances, companies appear 
> to be losing a large amount of money by mailing these tiny checks out. 
> Why can't they simply credit the account in question on the next bill? 
> Granted, if an account has been closed there is no such option...

I've been waiting for Hettinga to regale us with one of his well-tuned
micro-cash-bearer-settlement-geodesic-finance rants. Bob, you are SO 
disappointing me.

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njl


