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Yes, I ordered some new stickers:

I also have some other stuff on order, some of which I will be giving away at CheckMates events in the near future.
What, exactly? You'll have to wait and see.
Here are the top threads of the past week or so:
After a very successful CheckMates track during 2018, we're putting out a Call For Papers for our upcoming global CPX 360 events for 2019!
A useful script when you've got a lot of gateways in a Multi-Domain Environment.
SmartConsole R80.10 has gotten an update with some bugfixes.
If you haven't upgraded to R80.x, there's no time like the present. Also some hints about R80.20 GA in this thread from a reliable source ![]()
This issue has come up a few times on CheckMates, and John Fenoughty seems to have come up with a way to make it play nice.
Exclusions have to be configured properly.
Be sure to take advantage of this complimentary training for CheckMates members, if you haven't already!
Between Valeri Loukine and I, we'll be busy in the next several weeks!
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