I've been on 8 years, and I have gotten these with some regularity during
that time.  first time or two I ignored them and found I had to resubscribe
after being dropped.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 1:06 PM, thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:

> YUP,
> Zoltan
>
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> i keep getting these renewal emails.....   ive been on this list  for 20
> years and never had to "renew" my subscription.. anyone else getting
> these???
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