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Mathias,

Even if you have nothing new to report, for whatever reason, you can at least post that fact - regularly. Lack of communication is a sure way to lose your customers.

Oh, and by the way:

madshi wrote:I understand your point of view. But please understand that in more than 15 years of madExcept, you're the first user who complains about this specific problem.

Not quite:
HiddenExceptionHandler calling DispatchMessage

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