[246c904] | 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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[ff769b8c] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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[246c904] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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[9be6d17] | 6 |
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[246c904] | 7 | <!ENTITY wvdial-download-http "http://open.nit.ca/download/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY wvdial-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.ing-steen.se/pub/unix/unsort/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
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[9be6d17] | 9 | <!ENTITY wvdial-md5sum "8648c044305fc66ee33ecc55d36f8c8b">
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[246c904] | 10 | <!ENTITY wvdial-size "66 KB">
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[08802956] | 11 | <!ENTITY wvdial-buildsize "2.7 MB">
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[246c904] | 12 | <!ENTITY wvdial-time "0.06 SBU">
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| 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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[377584f] | 15 | <sect1 id="wvdial" xreflabel="WvDial-&wvdial-version;">
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[84a779b] | 16 | <?dbhtml filename="wvdial.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <title>WvDial-&wvdial-version;</title>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <indexterm zone="wvdial">
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| 26 | <primary sortas="a-WvDial">WvDial</primary>
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| 27 | </indexterm>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 30 | <title>Introduction to WvDial</title>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <para>The <application>WvDial</application> package contains a no-nonsense,
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| 33 | quick and easy to use alternative to <command>chat</command> and
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| 34 | <command>pppd</command> scripts. If you simply want to dial a modem
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| 35 | without the fuss and hassle of <command>chat</command> issues, then you'll
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| 36 | want this.</para>
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| 37 |
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| 38 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 39 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 40 | <listitem>
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| 41 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&wvdial-download-http;"/></para>
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| 42 | </listitem>
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| 43 | <listitem>
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| 44 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&wvdial-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 45 | </listitem>
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| 46 | <listitem>
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| 47 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &wvdial-md5sum;</para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>Download size: &wvdial-size;</para>
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| 51 | </listitem>
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| 52 | <listitem>
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| 53 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &wvdial-buildsize;</para>
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| 54 | </listitem>
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| 55 | <listitem>
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| 56 | <para>Estimated build time: &wvdial-time;</para>
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| 57 | </listitem>
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| 58 | </itemizedlist>
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| 59 |
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[68dcb2dd] | 60 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">WvDial Dependencies</bridgehead>
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[84a779b] | 61 |
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| 62 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 63 | <para><xref linkend="wvstreams"/> and <xref linkend="ppp"/></para>
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| 64 |
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| 65 | </sect2>
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| 66 |
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| 67 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 68 | <title>Installation of WvDial</title>
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| 69 |
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| 70 | <para>Install <application>WvDial</application> by running the following
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| 71 | commands:</para>
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| 72 |
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| 73 | <screen><userinput>make PREFIX=/usr</userinput></screen>
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| 74 |
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| 75 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 76 |
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| 77 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make PREFIX=/usr install</userinput></screen>
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| 78 |
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| 79 | </sect2>
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| 80 |
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| 81 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 82 | <title>Configuring WvDial</title>
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| 83 |
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| 84 | <sect3 id="wvdial-config">
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| 85 | <title>Config Files</title>
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| 86 |
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| 87 | <para><filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> and
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| 88 | <filename>/etc/ppp/peers/*</filename></para>
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| 89 |
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| 90 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
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| 91 | <primary sortas="e-etc-wvdial.conf">/etc/wvdial.conf</primary>
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| 92 | </indexterm>
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| 93 |
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| 94 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
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| 95 | <primary sortas="e-etc-ppp-peers">/etc/ppp/peers/*</primary>
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| 96 | </indexterm>
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| 97 |
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| 98 | </sect3>
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| 99 |
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| 100 | <sect3>
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| 101 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 102 |
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| 103 | <para>Perform the following two commands as the
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| 104 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 105 |
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| 106 | <screen role='root'><userinput>touch /etc/wvdial.conf &&
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| 107 | wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf</userinput></screen>
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| 108 |
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| 109 | <para><command>wvdialconf</command> will test that you have a working modem
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| 110 | and try to determine its exact setup. You will then need to enter your
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| 111 | ISP's phone number, login name and password into the
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| 112 | <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> file.</para>
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| 113 |
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| 114 | <para>You then start <command>wvdial</command> with:</para>
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| 115 |
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| 116 | <screen><userinput>wvdial</userinput></screen>
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| 117 |
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| 118 | <para>For more information, examine the <command>wvdialconf</command>,
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| 119 | <filename>wvdial.conf</filename> and <command>wvdial</command> man
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| 120 | pages. Also, have a look at <ulink
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| 121 | url="http://www.electronicschat.org/nonroot-dialout/index.html">the
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| 122 | Non-Root Dial Out HOWTO</ulink> if you want to give non-root users
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| 123 | access to <command>wvdial</command>.</para>
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| 124 |
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| 125 | </sect3>
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| 126 |
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| 127 | </sect2>
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| 128 |
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| 129 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 130 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 131 |
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| 132 | <segmentedlist>
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| 133 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 134 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 135 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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| 136 |
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| 137 | <seglistitem>
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| 138 | <seg>wvdial and wvdialconf</seg>
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| 139 | <seg>None</seg>
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| 140 | <seg>/etc/ppp/peers</seg>
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| 141 | </seglistitem>
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| 142 | </segmentedlist>
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| 143 |
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| 144 | <variablelist>
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| 145 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 146 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 147 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 148 |
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| 149 | <varlistentry id="wvdial-prog">
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| 150 | <term><command>wvdial</command></term>
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| 151 | <listitem>
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| 152 | <para>Starts a PPP connection.</para>
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| 153 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-prog">
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| 154 | <primary sortas="b-wvdial">wvdial</primary>
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| 155 | </indexterm>
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| 156 | </listitem>
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| 157 | </varlistentry>
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| 158 |
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| 159 | <varlistentry id="wvdialconf">
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| 160 | <term><command>wvdialconf</command></term>
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| 161 | <listitem>
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| 162 | <para>automates the configuration of
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| 163 | <command>wvdial</command>.</para>
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| 164 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdialconf">
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| 165 | <primary sortas="b-wvdialconf">wvdialconf</primary>
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| 166 | </indexterm>
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| 167 | </listitem>
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| 168 | </varlistentry>
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| 169 |
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| 170 | </variablelist>
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| 171 |
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| 172 | </sect2>
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[f45b1953] | 173 |
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| 174 | </sect1>
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| 175 |
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