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From: ask.helpline@applelink.apple.com (Howard Hudson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Backgrounder -- what is it?
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Date: 18 Jan 91 23:41:47 GMT
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Responder is used by the InterPoll Network Administration utility to help 
debug network faults.  It can tell InterPoll the name of your machine as 
well as software versions and machine type.  It is handy on a network but 
of little utility otherwise.

HH

That's all folks!