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Hi,
In fact, AutoCAD should automatically substitute font in the drawing if the font that used in the drawing is not available on your system. Strange thing that AutoCAD asks about font substituting. Maybe it is some font with special characters in it? Could you ask the person who sent you this drawing to send you also font files used in the drawing, than you will be able to install them on your system and use in AutoCAD.
Maxim