Document Announcement

[Anne Lord <Anne.Lord@localhost]

Dear All,

New/Revised RIPE Document Announcement
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A revised document ripe-88 is available from the RIPE document
store. 

	Ref:           ripe-88
	Title:         European Internet Network Number Application Form
	Title:         and Supporting Notes
	Author:        Anne Lord, Daniel Karrenberg
	Date:          2 July 1993
	Format:        PS=59968  TXT=25183 bytes
	Obsoletes:     ripe-83



Short content description
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Ripe-88 is the updated version of the "European Internet Network Number
Application Form" which expired on June 30th. 


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