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WOW! They really streamlined their operation. Last time I looked at their site you had to send an e-mail to a certain address, with the subject line "REQUEST COPY" (had to be exact) and the body containing your phone number. You'd then get an SMS with the URL of a WEBP image of a QR code, which resolved to a Gemini address of a document (formatted in the HP Printer Command Language (PCL)) describing detailed instructions on how to construct an Excel spreadsheet in the correct format to form a request to get the Simplified Technical English document, along with the address where to send it.

Now it looks like they just give you the Excel spreadsheet. What a good idea! And you might not even have to print it any more.

I hope they are putting all the saved time to a good cause.

I can't tell if you are being serious, but I'm afraid that you are.

It is always been unreasonably inconvenient to get a copy of the STE100 spec. But not quite as unreasonable as OP implies.

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