The message XFMail.051105092607.Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk from (Ted Harding) Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk contains these words:
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Installing Debian is like being greased, and wrestling with an eel.
... if you're having trouble on that front, drop me a line.
That's how I caught the eel...