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+\documentclass{faubrief}
+\usepackage{paralist}
+\usepackage{ngerman}
+\usepackage{xspace} 
+\usepackage{eurosym}
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage[show]{ed}
+\def\texteuro{\euro\xspace}
+\def\paragraph#1{\par\smallskip\noindent\textbf{#1}}
+%\signaturepicture{..}
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+\setkomavar{backaddress}{Prof. Dr. M. Kohlhase, Inform., FAU Erlangen-N\"urnberg, Postfach 3520, D-91023 Erlangen}
+% Funktion des Absenders (% Wenn kein Lehrstuhl angegeben wird)
+\setkomavar{fromfunction}{Department Informatik}
+% Lehrstuhl des Absenders
+\setkomavar{fromdepartment}{Professur f\"ur Wissensrepr\"asentation und -verabeitung}
+% Name des Absenders
+\setkomavar{fromname}{Prof. Dr. Michael Kohlhase}
+% Signatur des Absenders, falls abweichend von Name des Absenders
+\setkomavar{signature}{Michael Kohlhase} 
+% Strasse des Absenders
+\setkomavar{fromstreet}{Martensstr. 3}
+% Stadt des Absenders
+\setkomavar{fromcity}{91054 Erlangen} 
+% Telefonnummer des Absenders
+\setkomavar{fromphone}{Telefon +49 9131-85-64052} 
+% Faksimile des Absenders
+\setkomavar{fromfax}{Fax +49 9131-85-64055} 
+% Email des Absenders
+\setkomavar{fromemail}{michael.kohlhase@fau.de}
+% Internetpraesenz des Absenders 
+\setkomavar{fromurl}{http://kwarc.info/kohlhase}
+% Ort des Absenders
+\setkomavar{place}{Erlangen}
+% Datum, 'faudate' ersetzt 'date'
+\setkomavar{faudate}{\today}
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+\setkomavar{subject}{Stellungnahme zum aktuellen Stand der Dissertation von Dennis M"uller}
+
+\begin{document}
+\begin{letter}{TO}
+  % \opening{Ladies and Gentlemen,}
+\opening{Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,}
+
+blabla
+ \closing{Sincerely,}
+%  \sign{Beste Gr"u"se,} set the signaturepicture variable above
+\end{letter}
+
+\end{document}
+
+%%% Local Variables:
+%%% mode: latex
+%%% mode: visual-line
+%%% fill-column: 5000
+%%% TeX-master: t
+%%% End:
+