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umbc.course.biol305 1 2
umbc.course.chem100 4 8
umbc.course.chem351l 1 1
umbc.course.chem352l 1 1
umbc.course.psyc200 1 1
umbc.course.psyc331 4 8
umbc.cs 2 3
umbc.cs.announce 1 1
umbc.cscm 1 1
umbc.csee 3 3
umbc.csee.jobs 3 3
umbc.ehs.general 1 1
umbc.f 1 1
umbc.flame 2 2
umbc.forsale 17 108
umbc.gen 1 1
umbc.general 73 283
umbc.genral 1 1
umbc.graduate.psychos 1 1
umbc.history.general 1 1
umbc.ifsm 1 1
umbc.ifsm.cobol 8 102
umbc.ifsm.lan 3 3
umbc.ifsm.unix 5 5
umbc.infotech.jobs 1 2
umbc.irc.general 10 20
umbc.java 2 10
umbc.mail.amanda-users 7 8
umbc.mail.amd-workers 94 94
umbc.mail.flexfax 5 7
umbc.microsoft.nt 2 26
umbc.microsoft.win95 1 29
umbc.microsoft.windows 28 28
umbc.network 1 20
umbc.org.anime 21 56
umbc.org.chess 14 14
umbc.org.freedom 11 11
umbc.org.indierock 15 18
umbc.org.linux 7 25
umbc.org.mug 4 4
umbc.org.roleplay 1 7
umbc.org.sga 6 7
umbc.psyc.ps651 2 2
umbc.test 1 2
umbc.unix 9 34
umbc.vms 1 1
umbc.www 2 7
umb.forsale 3 54
umbio.talk 1 1
umb.jobs 1 1
umbra.xenu.arscc.only.top.secret 1 1
umbra.xenu.covert.ops.electronic.surveillance.internet 2 2
umcc.general 1 39
umcc.unix 15 15
um.ch 1 1
um.chinese 31 137
um.comp-iss 17 23
umcp.forsale 1 1
um.csnet 1 1
umd5.test 1 1
um.dc.forsale 2 2
umd.eng.ecs 1 1
um.dforsale 1 1
umd.forsale 2 99
umd.forsale.personal 1 1
umd.general 4 4
umd.housing 1 1
umd.misc 1 1
um.dorm.computers 9 9
umds.test 1 1
umd.test 1 3
umd.umich.nsd.class.physics.150 1 1
u.med.dentistry 1 6
u.media 1 1
um.edu 1 1
umel.gothic-net.music 12 17
umem.announce 1 1
umem.general 1 12
umem.netsig 1 6
umem.newsgroups 1 1
umem.personals 1 5
umem.student.chinese 3 3
umem.student.starfleet 4 12
umem.student.wars 1 1
umem.support.unix 1 1
umem.talk 1 47
um.forale 2 2
um.forasale 1 1
um.formisc.wanted 1 1
um.forrsale 1 1
um.forsale 1,792 8,386
um.forsale. 1 3
um.forsale` 1 1
um.forsalE 1 1
um.forsale.computers 1 1
um.forsaledc. 1 1
um.forsale.misc 4 4
um.forsalemisc.forsale.computers.memory 1 1
um.forsale.misc.forsale.non-computer 1 1
um.forsalerec.music.makers.marketplace 14 14
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