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In and out, changes for the new year. In acknowledgment of SAGE's valued and weighty presence in the USENIX community in general and in ;login: in particular, the mag you hold in your hands bears the official subtitle of The Magazine of USENIX and SAGE. Tina Darmohray, who's done a heroic job as SAGE editor for years, with this issue begins her even more taxing role as co-editor of ;login:. Rob Kolstad, a man not only brilliant, witty, and charming, but apparently possessing limitless energy as well, has agreed to continue as co-editor. He will also act as chair of ;login:'s Editorial Board, now in the process of formation. And Rik Farrow, in addition to his popular column "Musings," will continue to serve as editor for special "theme" issues.

The SAGE features section has been incorporated into the main body of the magazine. As you will see on the redesigned Contents page, feature articles are sorted by topic. Tabs at the righthand page margins lead you through the sections; the running feet show the article title. SAGE News remains a separate section, with its familiar colored background to help you locate it easily. Please let us know what you think of our new look: email login@usenix.org.

More news: on the Web, ;login: issues and conference proceedings over a year old are now free to all. Membership is still required for print subscriptions and for access to the more recent issues and sets of proceedings.

With this issue, we welcome a new Standards Report editor, David Blackwood. Nick Stoughton continues to serve as the USENIX Institutional Representative - see p. XX for details. Marcus Ranum begins a series on security-related issues, and John Nicholson begins one on legal issues.

Now, go on in. The Y2K fuseless bomb's safely out of the way. Enjoy the issue, and your next millennium.