docno|NN =|SYM "|'' lists-|NN 003|CD -|: 2173878|CD "|'' received|VBD =|SYM "|'' Mon|NNP Jun|NNP 21|CD 10:40:25|NN 1993|CD EST|NNP "|'' sent|VBD =|SYM "|'' Wed|NNP ,|, 16|CD Jun|NNP 1993|CD 15:13:52|NN +|NN 0200|CD "|'' name|NN =|SYM "|'' Borka|NNP Jerman-|NNP Blazic|NNP "|'' email|NN =|SYM "|'' jerman-blazic@ijs.si|NN "|'' subject|JJ =|SYM "|'' IETF|NNP BOF|NNP "|'' id|NN =|SYM "|'' 1149|CD *|NN /|NN S|NNP =|SYM jerman-blazic|JJ /|NN O|NNP =|SYM ijs|NNS /|NN PRMD|NNP =|SYM ac|NN /|NN ADMD|NNP =|SYM mail|NN /|NN C|NNP =|SYM si/@MHS|NN "|'' inreplyto|NN =|SYM "|'' "|'' To|TO :|: WG-CHAR|NNP <|NN WG-CHAR@rare.nl|NN >|NN The|DT timing|NN for|IN the|DT BOF|NNP will|MD be|VB announced|VBN soon|RB .|. 
I|PRP am|VBP enclosing|VBG the|DT approved|JJ version|NN of|IN the|DT charter|NN .|. 
Regards|NNP ,|, Borka|NNP 

==================|SYM Erik|NNP and|CC IESG|NNP members|NNS ,|, 
I|PRP believe|VBP that|IN the|DT revised|JJ charter|NN defines|VBZ most|JJS of|IN the|DT issues|NNS and|CC defines|VBZ them|PRP well|RB .|. 
I|PRP believe|VBP that|IN the|DT number|NN of|IN issues|NNS to|TO be|VB covered|VBN in|IN one|CD BOF|NNP session|NN to|TO be|VB somewhat|RB intimidating|VBG .|. 
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Let|VB 's|POS go|VB with|IN it|PRP .|. 
john|NN 

------|: revised|VBN draft|NN charter|NN 
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This|DT is|VBZ the|DT real|JJ (|( and|CC messy|NN )|) world|NN we|PRP live|VBP in|IN .|. 
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