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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E-mail on behalf of Kusturie:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>I would appreciate your input on the follow issue:<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>We have received various emails with regard to digital
signatures appearing on the first pages of theses on the IR. Many have
expressed concern that serious ramifications may result from identity
theft/internet fraud using the digital signatures appearing on the IR.<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>I’d be interested to know how other universities are
dealing with this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>Many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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color:#1F497D'>Kusturie</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Kusturie Moodley</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'><br>
Electronic Acquisitions<br>
Durban University of Technology<br>
DUT Library Central Services<br>
P.O. Box 1334<br>
Durban<br>
4001<br>
South Africa</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Tel +27313735527<br>
Fax +27313735531</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:kmoodley@dut.ac.za"><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>kmoodley@dut.ac.za</span></a></span><span
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color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><a href="http://library.dut.ac.za/index">http://library.dut.ac.za/index</a></span><span
lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Library vision: "To be a leading university of technology
library in Africa that provides equitable access to the global knowledge
environment"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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