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                <h3>Contents:</h3>
                <ol>
                  <li><font size="+1"><b> GIF Construction Set
                        Professional 9 Revision 3<br>
                      </b></font></li>
                  <li><font size="+1"><b><font size="+1"> Graphic
                          Workshop Professional 9 Revision 10 </font></b></font><font
                      size="+1"><b><font size="-2">(second notification)</font></b></font></li>
                  <li><font size="+1"><b><font size="-2">  </font></b><b>e-Paint
                        9 Revision 2 </b></font><font size="+1"><b><font
                          size="+1"><b><font size="-2">(second
                              notification)</font></b></font></b><b><font
                          size="-2"> </font></b></font></li>
                  <li><font size="+1"><b><font size="+1"> </font>Replying
                        to this Message, List Removal and Details </b></font><br>
                  </li>
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                <h3> </h3>
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                      <td valign="top"><a
                          href="http://www.stevenwilliamrimmer.com/dragonsbane.html"
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                            src="cid:part4.622CAECE.110C01CC@mindworkshop.com"
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                            hspace="10" height="192" border="0"
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                            color="#333333">  </font><font size="+3"
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                            </font></font><font size="+2"
                            color="#333333"><font face="Times New Roman,
                              Times, serif"><i>dragon</i> [noun],</font></font></b><font
                          size="+2" color="#333333"><font face="Times
                            New Roman, Times, serif"> large, winged
                            reptile alleged to be capable of breathing
                            fire without having previously ingested an
                            entire bottle of hot sauce.</font></font><b><font
                            size="+3" color="#333333"><br>
                          </font><font size="-1" color="#333333"><font
                              size="+2"> </font></font><font size="-2"
                            color="#333333">  </font><font size="-1"
                            color="#333333"><font size="+1"><br>
                            </font></font><font size="+1"
                            color="#333333"><font size="+2"><font
                                size="+1"> Click on the book.</font></font></font></b><b><font
                            color="#333333"><font size="-1"> </font></font></b></td>
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                <h2>GIF Construction Set Professional 9 Revision 3<font
                    size="-2"><br>
                  </font></h2>
                <h2> <img
                    src="cid:part6.B8466F1E.83258ADB@mindworkshop.com"
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                <h2><font size="-1"> </font></h2>
                <p>GIF Construction Set Professional 9 has been updated.
                  This release:</p>
                <p><br>
                </p>
                <p> </p>
                <ul>
                  <li>Updates the <b>JPEG functionality</b> in GIF
                    Construction Set to be blindingly, shockingly <b>fast</b>...
                    and possibly violate a few laws of physics. <br>
                    <br>
                    <img
                      src="cid:part7.4111C1D8.81C30BD1@mindworkshop.com"
                      alt="" class="" width="25" vspace="5" hspace="5"
                      height="111" align="right">The new JPEG reader
                    also addresses a number of potential <b>security
                      holes</b> which could have allowed a
                    maliciously-crafted JPG file to execute arbitrary
                    code and compromise a computer running previous
                    releases of GIF Construction Set . <br>
                    <br>
                    We urge everyone running GIF Construction Set to
                    update to this release really, really soon — some
                    time yesterday would be ideal.<br>
                    <br>
                    If you're running a version of GIF Construction Set
                    <b> older than version 9</b>, please see the <b>Up<font
                        color="#333333">grades</font></b><b><font
                        color="#333333"><font size="-1"> </font></font></b>section,
                    below.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Updates the GIF Construction Set <b>image
                      handling libraries</b> with our new anti-tampering
                    logic to make them more secure and resistant to
                    cyber-cretins.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Nails a bug that could cause the thumbnails in GIF
                    Construction Set's document windows to be created
                    incorrectly when an animation was generated by
                    Animation Wizard.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues
                    that software developers never really stop meddling
                    with.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Updates the documentation.</li>
                </ul>
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                  <p><a href="http://www.mindworkshop.com/gifcon.html"
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                        src="cid:part8.EA2CD7EA.0C06D441@mindworkshop.com"
                        alt="" class="" width="239" height="46"
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                <br>
                <h3>Upgrades</h3>
                <p>If you have registered or upgraded a registration for
                  GIF Construction Set 8, we invite you to upgrade to
                  GIF Construction Set 9 for <b>half the current
                    new-user price</b>.<br>
                  <br>
                  <b>Older software: </b>If you're running a registered
                  older version of GIF Construction Set — GIF
                  Construction Set 4 or better — we'd like to urge you
                  in strongest possible terms to upgrade to version 9,
                  so the security holes in the old JPEG reader don't
                  risk letting the slime of the Internet access your
                  computer. <br>
                </p>
                <p>For the duration of this update cycle — for the next
                  week, at least — we invite you to<b> upgrade to GIF
                    Construction Set 9</b> for <b>half price</b>, even
                  if the reduced-price upgrade window is no longer valid
                  for your version. <br>
                </p>
                <p>Just ignore the warning about upgrades only being
                  applicable to version 8 and 9 at our e-commerce page —
                  your GIF Construction Set upgrade order will be
                  accepted.<br>
                </p>
                Click on the blue button below to visit the upgrade
                page. 
                <p><br>
                </p>
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                  <p><a href="http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html"
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                <p> </p>
                <h2><br>
                </h2>
                <h2>Graphic Workshop Professional 9 Revision 10<font
                    size="+2"><font size="+2"><font size="-2">  (second
                        notification)</font></font></font></h2>
                <h2> <img
                    src="cid:part13.D4CE5688.5E40B6CC@mindworkshop.com"
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                <p><b>NOTE: </b>The initial release of Graphic Workshop
                  Professional 9 Revision 9 proved to have an obscure
                  bug in its JPEG writer, which was fixed with a
                  subsequent release, revision 10, about a day later.
                  Please check Help → About for your installation of
                  Graphic Workshop Professional 9. If you have revision
                  9 or earlier, you should download and install this
                  update.</p>
                <br>
                <p>Graphic Workshop Professional 9 has been updated.
                  This release:</p>
                <br>
                <ul>
                  <li>
                    <p>Updates the <b>JPEG functionality</b> in Graphic
                      Workshop and its ancillary applications  to be
                      blindingly, shockingly <b>fast</b>... and
                      possibly violate a few laws of physics. <br>
                    </p>
                    <img
                      src="cid:part7.4111C1D8.81C30BD1@mindworkshop.com"
                      alt="" class="" width="25" vspace="5" hspace="5"
                      height="111" align="right">The new JPEG reader
                    also addresses a number of potential <b>security
                      holes</b> which could have allowed a
                    maliciously-crafted JPG file to execute arbitrary
                    code and compromise a computer running previous
                    releases of Graphic Workshop . <br>
                    <br>
                    We urge everyone running Graphic Workshop to update
                    to this release really, really soon — some time
                    yesterday would be ideal.<br>
                    <br>
                    If you're running a version of Graphic Workshop <b>
                      older than version 9</b>, please see the <b>Upgrades</b>
                    section, below.<br>
                    <br>
                    To enable the high-speed JPEG reader in an existing
                    installation of Graphic Workshop Professional 9,
                    click on the Gear button in the Graphic Workshop
                    tool bar to open ts Setup window, select the Formats
                    tab and set JPEG Processor in the lower right corner
                    to <b>LibJPEG Turbo (fastest)</b>.<br>
                    <br>
                    There's a complete discussion of the available JPEG
                    processors for Graphic Workshop in the Formats
                    document of its manual, in the JPG section.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Updates the Graphic Workshop <b>image handling
                      libraries</b> with our new anti-tampering logic to
                    make them more secure and resistant to
                    cyber-cretins.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Updates the <b>Welcome Wizard</b> to include a
                    selection item for the JPEG processor for use with
                    Graphic Workshop, and to fix a minor bug.<br>
                  </li>
                </ul>
                <ul>
                  <li>Updates the <b>EXIF Editor</b> to address several
                    cosmetic issues.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Fixes a bug in the <b>View</b> <b>window</b>
                    title bar which could cause it to display incorrect
                    dimension values after using the Filters window.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Updates the documentation.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues
                    that software developers never really stop meddling
                    with.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                </ul>
                <blockquote><a
                    href="http://www.mindworkshop.com/gwspro.html#download"
                    moz-do-not-send="true"><img
                      src="cid:part8.EA2CD7EA.0C06D441@mindworkshop.com"
                      alt="" class="" width="239" height="46" border="0"></a>
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                </blockquote>
                <br>
                <h3>Upgrades</h3>
                <p>If you have registered or upgraded a registration for
                  Graphic Workshop Professional 8, we invite you to
                  upgrade to Graphic Workshop Professional 9 for <b>half
                    the current new-user price</b>.<br>
                  <br>
                  <b>Older software: </b>If you're running a registered
                  older version of Graphic Workshop — Graphic Workshop 4
                  or better — we'd like to urge you in strongest
                  possible terms to upgrade to version 9, so the
                  security holes in the old JPEG reader don't risk
                  letting the slime of the Internet access your
                  computer. <br>
                </p>
                <p>For the duration of this update cycle — for the next
                  week, at least — we invite you to<b> upgrade to
                    Graphic Workshop Professional 9</b> for <b>half
                    price</b>, even if the reduced-price upgrade window
                  is no longer valid for your version. <br>
                </p>
                <p>Just ignore the warning about upgrades only being
                  applicable to version 8 and 9 at our e-commerce page —
                  your Graphic Workshop upgrade order will be accepted.<br>
                </p>
                Click on the blue button below to visit the upgrade
                page. <br>
                <br>
                <blockquote>
                  <p><a href="http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"><img
                        src="cid:part10.BCA25669.FD7DCD3B@mindworkshop.com"
                        alt="" class="" width="239" height="46"
                        border="0"></a><br>
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                <p> <img
                    src="cid:part12.B9D96BB7.DC636BD3@mindworkshop.com"
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                </p>
                <p> </p>
                <br>
                <h2><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">e-Paint 9
                    Revision 2</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                    sans-serif"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                      sans-serif"><font size="+2"><font face="Helvetica,
                          Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Helvetica,
                            Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Helvetica,
                              Arial, sans-serif"><font size="+2"><font
                                  face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font
                                    face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font
                                      size="-2" face="Helvetica, Arial,
                                      sans-serif"><font face="Helvetica,
                                        Arial, sans-serif"> (second
                                        notification)<br>
                                        <br>
                                      </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></h2>
                <h2><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font
                      size="-1"> </font></font></h2>
                <h2> </h2>
                <h2> </h2>
                <h2><img
                    src="cid:part20.B698CD30.AD5E0D91@mindworkshop.com"
                    alt="" class="" width="48" vspace="10" hspace="10"
                    height="48" align="right"></h2>
                <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">e-Paint 9
                    has </font>been updated. This release:</p>
                <p><br>
                </p>
                <ul>
                  <li>Updates the <b>JPEG functionality</b> in e-Paint
                    to be blindingly, shockingly <b>fast</b>... and
                    possibly violate a few laws of physics. <br>
                    <br>
                    <img
                      src="cid:part7.4111C1D8.81C30BD1@mindworkshop.com"
                      alt="" class="" width="25" vspace="5" hspace="5"
                      height="111" align="right">The new JPEG reader
                    also addresses a number of potential <b>security
                      holes</b> which could have allowed a
                    maliciously-crafted JPG file to execute arbitrary
                    code and compromise a computer running previous
                    releases of e-Paint . <br>
                    <br>
                    We urge everyone running e-Paint to update to this
                    release really, really soon — some time yesterday
                    would be ideal.<br>
                    <br>
                    If you're running a version of e-Paint <b> older
                      than version 9</b>, please see the <b>Up<font
                        color="#333333">grades</font></b><b><font
                        color="#333333"><font size="-1"> </font></font></b>section,
                    below.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Updates the e-Paint <b>image handling libraries</b>
                    with our new anti-tampering logic to make them more
                    secure and resistant to cyber-cretins.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li>Fixes a bug in the Filters window Resize pane that
                    occasionally estimated the size of a resized image
                    incorrectly, depending on how the rounding errors
                    fell.<br>
                    <br>
                  </li>
                  <li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Addresses
                      a number of GDI and performance issues that
                      software developers never really stop meddling
                      with.<br>
                            <br>
                    </font> </li>
                  <li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Updates
                      the documentation.</font></li>
                </ul>
                <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> </font><br>
                </p>
                <font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Click on the
                  blue button to download <font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                    sans-serif">e-Paint</font></font><font
                  face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font
                    face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font
                      face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font
                        face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> 9</font></font></font>.</font>
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                <blockquote>
                  <p><a href="http://www.mindworkshop.com/paint.html"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"><font face="Helvetica,
                        Arial, sans-serif"><img
                          src="cid:part8.EA2CD7EA.0C06D441@mindworkshop.com"
                          alt="" class="" width="239" height="46"
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