[Please do not mail me a copy of your followup] boost@lists.boost.org spake the secret code <CAEhD+6DWNqP92DFoyg7gzyueXSbpZXzsexyR6yud8ecvQfgbQg@mail.gmail.com> thusly:
lol, what a wonderful and obvious security policy on MS part, isn't it? :)
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