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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Due to the stated position of Ricoh Company, Ltd. (RCL) with respect to patent #6,889,263 and the IPP 'mailto' specification, all work on this document will end immediately. The draft documents will remain in the IPP archives, but all references to IPP 'mailto' will be removed from the web site. My sincere thanks to all who have contributed to this effort over the last 5 to 7 years.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">See attached email for further details.</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ron Bergman</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ricoh Printing Systems America</FONT>
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