I just got an e-mail from Stefan. He is definitely alive and well and on vacation in France. See his e-mail below:

>Subject: Re: Hello Stefan, Are you ok? >Date: Sun, Sep 23, 2001, 3:51

>> Hi Stefan, >> How are you doing? I hope the current rumours on the >>internet that you recently passed away are greatly >>exagerated.

Hello, yes, as exagerated as last time. Can you let the world at large know this? I'm on vacation in France. Ste