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[FTP.nwc: 29 Jun 1993
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This file is available on ftp.cs.umb.edu (158.121.104.33) in pub/tex.]
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=========================================================================
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TeX programs are user-supported: join the TeX Users Group (TUG)
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and support the development of these programs.
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For membership information, send mail to
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tug@math.ams.org.
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=========================================================================
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FTP INSTRUCTIONS
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Most people who get in touch with the Unix TeX distribution at the Univ.
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of Washington are aiming to install plain TeX, LaTeX/SliTeX, BibTeX,
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plain Metafont, a previewer that will work under the X windowing system,
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and a PostScript device driver. While the ftp sites listed below have
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just about everything useful for users of TeX on a variety of operating
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systems, our retrieval instructions -- intended solely for users with
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machines running Unix -- are limited to the programs mentioned above.
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The three ftp sites mentioned below are part of the Comprehensive TeX
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Archive Network (CTAN).
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CTAN is the result of cooperative work among members of TUG,
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DANTE [German-speaking TeX Users Group], and UKTUG [U.K. TeX
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Users Group], under the leadership of George Greenwade, Chair
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for TUG's Technical Working Group on TeX Archive Guidelines.
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Special thanks to George Greenwade for establishing the CTAN site
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at Sam Houston State University (US), to Rainer Schoepf for the
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CTAN site at the University of Stuttgart (FRG), and to Sebastian Rahtz
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for the CTAN site at Aston University (UK). These archives mirror
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each other meticulously.
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Please use the host nearest you:
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Host Internet address TeX root dir
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---- ---------------- ------------
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ftp.shsu.edu 192.92.115.10 tex-archive
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ftp.tex.ac.uk 134.151.44.19 pub/archive
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ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 128.69.1.12 soft/tex
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The instructions below -- rooted in the directory "tex-archive" -- are
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for ftp.shsu.edu. Users of ftp.tex.ac.uk or ftp.uni-stuttgart.de will
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be able to retrieve the same files by rooting themselves in either
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"pub/archive" or "soft/tex".
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Upon logging on, retrieve and read
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README.archive-features and
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README.site-commands
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to learn how to use the archive efficiently. We assume in our
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instructions below, that you will have read these documents and
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will be able to use the information in them to make retrieval
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more convenient for yourself. (In our instructions, the mode
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of compression used during retrieval is gzip. All files
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ending in .gz are gzipped. If .gz does not work, .z will. The
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.gz extension is official, but you may find .z still in use during
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this period of transition.)
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We encourage you to retrieve and install GNU's gunzip utility,
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part of the gzip package in ~/tex-archive/archive-tools/gzip.
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It does a better job of compression than standard Unix compress;
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and, important to all users of free software, it is, as far as
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we know, patent-free.
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It is actually illegal to use Unix compress for software
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on the net, because it infringes on a software patent.
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To inform yourself about the new software monopolies
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in the U.S., send mail to the
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League for Programming Freedom:
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lpf@uunet.uu.net
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For web2c:
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Special thanks here to Karl Berry, Unix System Coordination Chair
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for TUG. He improves/develops/maintains web2c (the program that
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has made the compilation of TeX & Metafont on Unix and other
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systems close to a breeze), modes.mf, dvipsk, and xdvik, as well
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as programs not mentioned in this file. He also maintains
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ftp.cs.umb.edu.
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ftp> cd tex-archive/systems/unix/web2c
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ftp> bi [for retrieval of binary files]
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ftp> get web.tar.gz [WEB source for TeX, Metafont, & family:
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unpacks into ./web2c-<version>]
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For a basic set of input files and fonts:
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ftp> cd ../../../bibliography/bibtex/styles
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ftp> get base.tar.gz
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ftp> cd ../../../macros/plain
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ftp> get base.tar.gz texbase.tar.gz
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[rename to avoid writing over
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the already-retrieved base.tar.gz]
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ftp> cd ../latex
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ftp> get distribs.tar.gz
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ftp> cd ../../fonts/cm/modes
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ftp> get modes.mf
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ftp> cd ..
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ftp> get mf.tar.gz
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ftp> get tfm.tar.gz
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ftp> cd ../../systems/knuth
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ftp> get lib.tar.gz
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[As used below, BIBINPUTS, MFINPUTS, TEXFONTS, and TEXINPUTS
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are defined by you in your ./web2c-<version>/Makefile
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in the section on default search path definitions.
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Be sure to read Karl's comments there in the Makefile,
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as well his section on "Directory hierarchies" in
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his web2c-<version>/README.
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base.tar.gz and texbase.tar.gz will unpack into ./base:
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*.bib files go into your BIBINPUTS directory;
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*.bst and *.tex go into your TEXINPUTS directory
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or subdirectory thereof.
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distribs.tar.gz unpacks into ./distribs:
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contains all of the current LaTeX distribution from Mainz;
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*.tex and *.sty files from ./distribs/latex/general and
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./distribs/latex/sty go into your TEXINPUTS area;
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*. mf files from ./distribs/latex/fonts go into your
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MFINPUTS area.
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[To get latex.fmt dumped, you will need
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tfm fonts for LaTeX. You could go to
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labrea.stanford.edu and retrieve them
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from ~/tex/fonts (you will have to rename
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circle10.tfm to lcircle10.tfm, circlew10.tfm
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to lcirclew10.tfm), or generate them from
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the *.mf sources by using the Metafont program.
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LaTeX *.tfm font files go into your TEXFONTS area.]
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modes.mf goes into your MFINPUTS area;
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mf.tar.gz unpacks into ./mf:
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*.mf files go into your MFINPUTS area;
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tfm.tar.gz unpacks into ./tfm:
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*.tfm files go into your TEXFONTS area;
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lib.tar.gz unpacks into ./lib:
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*.mf files go into your MFINPUTS area;
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*.mft and *.tex files go into your TEXINPUTS area.]
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For X-windows previewer (xdvik)
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and PostScript device driver (dvipsk):
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ftp> cd ../../dviware/xdvik
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ftp> get xdvik.tar.gz
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[unpacks into ./xdvik-<version>]
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ftp> cd ../dvipsk
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ftp> get dvipsk.tar.gz
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[unpacks into dvipsk-<version>]
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ftp> cd ../../fonts/cm/pk
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ftp> get pk300.zip
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[For write-black 300dpi devices.
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Not necessary, for dvips comes with
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a script that will generate missing fonts.
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The zip/unzip package is in
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~/tex-archive/archive-tools/info-zip.]
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ftp> get pk300w.zip
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[pk300w (write-white) fonts are better with xdvi]
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ftp> quit [end ftp session]
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We believe this covers the retrieval of the essential files.
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Each of the three packages -- web2c, xdvik, dvipsk, -- contains
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its own installation instructions. Start with the web2c package;
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begin by reading ./web2c-<version>/README.
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If this is your first TeX installation, you may not find the process
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as easy as installing directly from our distribution tape, but ease is
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a matter of degree. All installation processes require careful attention
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to detail, and knowledge of your system. Festina Lente (Make Haste Slowly),
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and you improve your chances of success.
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Those who purchase distribution tapes from us support this reply service,
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and receive installation help should they need it.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Network users interested in TeX software will find much that is useful in
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the following FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) documents on ftp.uu.net
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(137.39.1.9) in ~/usenet/comp.text.tex:
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T,_L,_e.:_F_A_Q_w_A_M [TeX,LaTeX,etc.:FAQ with Answers(Monthly)]
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TeX-FAQ-supplement_*
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A beautifully done index of macros for TeX and LaTeX is available on
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theory.lcs.mit.edu (18.52.0.92) in ~/pub/tex/TeX-index.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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If you are concerned about connect-time, search or retrieval problems,
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or will require help in building and installing the basic TeX/LaTeX
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and Metafont programs on your machines, you may wish to consider ordering
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a distribution tape from
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Northwest Computing Support Center
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DR-10, Thomson Hall 35
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University of Washington
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Seattle WA 98195
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phone: (206) 543-6259
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A distribution fee in the area of $210 for domestic sites covers the
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expenses of putting together and maintaining the distribution, its
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equipment, and of providing information and installation-support
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services. The University of Washington does not subsidize the Unix
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TeX distribution.
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E-mail queries concerning the distribution tape should be sent to:
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elisabet@u.washington.edu (Elizabeth Tachikawa),
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otherwise to:
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mackay@cs.washington.edu (Dr. Pierre A. MacKay).
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Until we can do more, we hope that this will help.
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