docno|NN =|SYM "|'' lists-|NN 034|CD -|: 10073419|CD "|'' name|NN =|SYM "|'' Jim|NNP Sanders|NNP "|'' email|NN =|SYM "|'' sanders_james@tandem.com|NN "|'' sent|VBD =|SYM "|'' Mon|NNP ,|, 22|CD Apr|NNP 1996|CD 07:53:16|NN -|: 0700|CD "|'' subject|JJ =|SYM "|'' Re|NNP :|: Status|NNP (|( if|IN any|DT )|) of|IN STLP|NNP ?|. "|'' To|TO :|: tomste@microsoft.com|NN Cc|NNP :|: ietf-tls@w3.org|NN ,|, tls-draft@w3.org|NN On|IN Friday|NNP 4/19|CD ,|, at|IN 8:24|NN PM|NNP ,|, Tom|NNP Stephens|NNP wrote|VBD :|: 
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>|NN >|NN >|NN Tom|NNP Stephens|NNP 
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--|: Jim|NNP Sanders--|NNP 
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