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FAQ Posting, part 3, 2/15/95

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

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TCP/IP BOOT-PROM

The TCP/IP BOOT-PROM is a TCP/IP based Boot ROM available for about
34 Ethernet and Token Ring PC network controllers. It uses the protocols
BOOTP and TFTP to download the DOS operating system and network software
from a TCP/IP based servers like UNIX, NetWare, OS/2 or Windows NT.
Several network software like PC-NFS, PC/TCP, PC-Interface, B&W NFS,
LAN WorkPlace, NetWare, NetWare/IP, LanManager, TUN and other are supported
on the diskless client site.

The builtin application interface allows to access the ROMs TCP/IP stack
for building low cost terminals or downloading other operating systems
e.g. UnixWare.

Dirk Koeppen EDV-Beratungs-GmbH, Germany
Phone: +49 69 89 3000, Fax: +49 69 89 3004, mailto:dirk@incom.de

Downright Speculation 
3Com TCP w/ DPA v2.0

3Com; (800)638-3266

*Recommendation 
Internet in a Box      $99

After much fanfare, Internet in a Box has finally shipped. This
includes a special version of Ed Krol's book, alongside a suite
with Gopher, Mosaic, Telnet, Mail, and News. The installation 
procedure is quite streamlined in that it sets up all the stack 
as well as all the applications in one fell swoop. The PPP
implementation supports address negotiation. 

Spry Inc.; 316 Occidental Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104; (206)447-0300,
(800)777-9638, ext. 44, fax: (206)447-9008, mailto:sales@spry.com, 
mailto:info@spry.com

*Downright Speculation 
AIR Series 3.0
50% discount on tradein of another package
AIR Mosaic  $29.95

This includes Telnet, FTP (integrated with File Manager), tn3270, NFS,
Mosaic, SMTP, News, Gopher, and FTP/RCP servers, LPR, LPD, ImageView,
UUCode, X-Windows, SNMP, PPP, NetBIOS support, on-demand dial. 

A demo version of AIR Mosaic is available via:
ftp://ftp.spry.com/vendor/spry/demo/AirMosaic/Demo/amosdemo.exe

Spry Inc.; 316 Occidental Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104; (206)447-0300,
(800)777-9638, ext. 44, fax: (206)447-9008, mailto:sales@spry.com, 
mailto:info@spry.com

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Teemtalk for DOS
Teemtalk for Windows

Teemtalk supports connections over ARPA Services 2.0+ (HP), Beame & Whiteside, 
CTerm (DEC), Int-6B (Novell NASI), Int-14, MS LanManager, Lan Workplace, LAT, 
NetBIOS, Netmanage Chameleon, OSLAN (ICL), Pathway, PC-NFS, PCTCP, 
TELAPI (Novell), and also support Windows Sockets, and regular or BIOS level
serial connections. 

Emulations include  VT 52/100/220/240/320/340/640, Viewdata 
40/80/Split, DG200, HP2392A, Tek4014, Regis and W2119. Protocol support 
Kermit and Xmodem. It also supports DDE. 

Pericom,  1-609-895-0404 (US) and 0908-265533 in the UK.

Suggestion 
BW-NFS v3.1 for DOS & Windows

NFS is implemented as a TSR; the TCP stack is a device driver.  
The package supports SLIP, NFS client, Telnet (VT220 and
3270 emulation), finger, talk, ftp, and SMTP mail.  It also can act as a
server for telnet, FTP, finger, and lp.  The 3270 emulation is reportedly
OK.

Beame & Whiteside Software Inc.; 706 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27603-1655
(919)831-8989, (800)463=6637, tech: (919)831-8975, fax: (919)831-8990, 
mailto:sales@bws.com

Suggestion 
Chameleon v4.01	
Internet Chameleon 
ChameleonNFS v4.01   $400
ChameleonNFS v4.01  for NT

Chameleon is a Windows 3.x TCP/IP implementation that can handle FTP, TFTP,
Telnet (3270, 5250, ANSI, VT-52, VT100 and VT220 emulation), ping, SMTP, POP2, 
NNTP and NFS (client and server) all in multiple windows, simultaneously.  The
package also supports DNS via an implementation of BIND, as well as SNMP.
ChameleonNFS is compatible with the IPX/Link product for Netware from
NetManage. Most of the code resides in a DLL. Chameleon supports multiple
interfaces, and can route between them. It also supports SLIP, CSLIP, and PPP,
and has a built-in SNMP agent. The Internet Chameleon package only supports
dialup IP; for network adapter support, you need to purchase Chameleon.

NetManage, Inc.; 10725 North De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014,
(408)973-7171, fax: (408)257-6405, mailto:support@netmanage.com

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Distinct Network Applications v3.02	$395
Distinct Software Development Kit	$495 
Network & Developer Combination	        $695

Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Network Applications v3 integrates several
Windows based TCP/IP utilities under a single interface.

These include: Distinct Telnet which allows multiple concurrent Telnet
sessions on different remote hosts, allowing you to cut and paste
information between these systems as well as between the systems and your
local host. Distinct FTP is a drag and drop FTP which allows you to drag a
local or remote file to a local printer. Distinct FTP has both a client and
a server; this means that files can be also transferred by selected users
from PC to PC (password protection is included). TFTP provides file
transfer services to  communications servers and routers that do not have
FTP. Network Monitor monitors host-to-host communication and data
transmission traffic and is able to capture network traffic to a file.

Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Software Development Kit

This product is engineered as 100% DLL, and requires only 4 Kb DOS memory
for a driver. The product supports up to 64 concurrent sockets, and buffers
are allocated and deallocated as they open and close.

Includes three development kits:

Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Berkeley-style Sockets (TCP, UDP, ICMP,
Telnet, FTP)

Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Windows Sockets ver. 1.1

Distinct RPC - a complete ONC RPC/XDR toolkit for Windows (Client and
Server RPC over both TCP and UDP; includes RPCGEN)

Distinct Corporation;14395 Saratoga Avenue, Suite 120, Saratoga, CA 95070;
(408)741-0781, fax: (408)741-0795, mailto:chris@distinct.com

Distinct Corporation; P.O. Box 3410, Saratoga, CA 95070-1410;
(408)741-0781, mailto:mktg@distinct.com

Suggestion 
Everywhere Access

This is a remote access package for TCP/IP, including support for telnet
server, FTP and Kermit transfers, VT100, VT220, VT300 emulation, password
security. Includes versions working with WATTCP as well as other
implementations.

Supro Network Software Inc.; P.O. Box 18, Warsaw, Ontario, Canada K0L-3A0;
(705) 652-1572, mailto:info@snsi.com

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Fusion

Pacific Software; (800)541-9508

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ICE/TCP

James River Group; 125 North First St., Minneapolis, MN 55401;
(612)339-2521, mailto:jriver@jriver.com

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Lanera TCPOpen/Standard v2.2

Lanera Corporation; 516 Valley Way, Milpitas CA 95035; (408)956-8344,
mailto:lanera@netcom.com

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Lantastic for TCP/IP

Artisoft, Inc.;  691 East River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704; (602)293-6363

Suggestion   
LAN Workplace for DOS v4.1r8

Novell, Inc.; 122 East 1700 South, Provo, UT 84606; (800)772-UNIX

Downright Speculation 
NS & ARPA Services v2.5

Hewlett-Packard; 19420 Homestead Rd., Cupertino, CA  94014; (408)725-8111

Recommendation 
The Wollongong Group's PathWay Access

A family of complete IP Services for DOS/Windows, Macintosh, OS/2, and VMS
systems, as well as SNMP and X-400/X-500 products.  Wollongong has been
providing IP solutions for over 14 years.

PathWay Access for DOS/Windows 3.0 - This product has been significantly
enhanced with the majority of changes being to the Windows applications,
emulations and remote access. Integrated into Windows, the
applications are Windows Sockets compatible. Support for all NOS, extensive 
DBMS and third party support.

VT100-220, VT320-330, VT240-340, 3270 mods 2-5, 3179g, tek4010-4105, drag
& drop FTP client/server, LPR/LPD/IPR, NetBIOS, NDIS/ODI/PDS/ASI, 
SLIP/CSLIP/PPP/X.25, MIB2 SNMP agent, Scripting, Graphical Remapping, NFS, 
SMTP/IMAP/POP(MIME), NetNews reader.

Pricing:  Many different pricing schemes exist for these products based on
customer requirements, from shrink-wrap bundles to expandable licenses that
can be added to in any number, with discounts based on accrued amount levels.
Aggressive educational discounts and trade-up pricing are offered.

PathWay Access (Single User-DOS/Windows or Mac) - $350
Client NFS module - $95
API - $200

Technically supported evaluations are provided free of charge to qualified
individuals.  Also offered is a demonstration disk tour of PathWay Access 3.0
free and yours to keep.

The Wollongong Group; 1129 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303;
800-872-8649 (Outside Cal), 800-962-8649 (In Cal), (519)747-9900
(Canada), +31 2503-24142 (Europe), (415)962-7134,
(415)962-7247, mailto:sales@twg.com

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PC-LINK for DOS 
PC-LINKW for Windows

X LINK Technology; 741 Ames Avenue, Milpitas CA 95035; (408)263-8201, fax:
(408)263-8203, mailto:tom@xlink.com

Downright Speculation
TCP Pro

TCP Pro is a TCP/IP stack for Windows, Windows for Workgroups, 
DOS, OS/2, and NT. The base package includes both Real Mode
and VxD version of the stack as well as support for WinSock 1.1, NetBIOS,
extended NetBIOS, NETCI (INT6B), and INT61 (FTP Software, Inc.) interfaces.

The stack also includes native NDIS and ODI drivers (not shims) and a
suite of appliations, including Telnet, Ping, FTP Client (Drag and Drop), 
FTP Server, TFTP Server, and a News Reader. They also offer a VxD 
Remote Access solution which includes a PPP/SLIP module and a Windows dialer. 
SNMP MIB 2 and a DHCP client are also included. E-mail and a Web browser are
due in release v1.1, which will ship in December, 1994. 

Steve Perricone, Network Telesystems; 3990 Freedom Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054;
(408)562-7766, mailto:sperrico@ub.com

*Suggestion
PC-NFS v5.1     $395

PC-NFS from SunSoft (a Sun Microsystems business) includes a TCP/IP
stack, TCP/IP utilities under DOS and Windows, an NFS client, remote
printing support, SNMP, and Windows Sockets. Add-on packages support email
and advanced telnet. A Programmer's Toolkit is available which provides DOS
and Windows support for TCP/IP over sockets and XTI, as well as TIRPC, NIS
and supporting APIs.

SunSoft; 2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043; 1-800-SUNSOFT (USA),
+44-494-472900 (N. Europe), +49-89-46008-551 (Central Europe),
+33-1-3067-5477 (S. Europe), +81-3-5717-5017 (Japan)

*Suggestion
PC-NFSpro v1.1    $395

PC-NFSpro from SunSoft (a Sun Microsystems business) is a Windows-only
32-bit VxD product. It includes a TCP/IP stack, PPP, NetBIOS, and NFS
client (all VxDs), remote printing, SNMP, and Windows Sockets. Bundled
applications include VT320 telnet, email, FTP, and RSH/REXEC. Servers
are provided for print, FTP and telnet. DHCP and BOOTP are supported.
Driver support includes NDIS2, NDIS3, ODI, and packet drivers. Add-on
packages include 3270 and X Windows. On-line documentation is provided
on CD-ROM.

SunSoft; 2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043; 1-800-SUNSOFT (USA),
+44-494-472900 (N. Europe), +49-89-46008-551 (Central Europe),
+33-1-3067-5477 (S. Europe), +81-3-5717-5017 (Japan)

Recommendation 
PC/TCP v2.2	$350 
Kernel Only	$200

PC/TCP v2.2 offers a solid implementation of TCP/IP for DOS, with some
Windows applications.  It includes NFS for UDP or TCP, remote login
(telnet, rlogin, supdup) with a variety of terminal emulators, file
transfer (FTP, TFTP, rcp), electronic mail and news (pop2, pop3, pcmail,
mail, SMTP, NNTP), printing (LPR and print redirection) and informational
utilities (whois, ping, finger, host). Some kerberos support is available
to domestic customers. If used alongside ConcordCommunications Mapware
controllers, this product is capable of handling both OSI and TCP/IP
concurrently. 3270 support is OK.

It is available for Ethernet (DIX or 802.3), Token Ring, SLIP, PPP,
LocalTalk and X.25 interfaces, over packet drivers, ODI drivers, NDIS
drivers, banyan drivers, and ASI drivers.

This package does not route; you are therefore restricted to installing it
with PPP, SLIP or Ethernet, but not some combination of the above.

PC/TCP is incompatible with Stacker. As of version 2.2, the Windows
applications have been improved. New to Windows support is the ability to
mount and unmount NFS drives from within Windows, and to use PCNFSD printer
services from Windows.

The 2.2 manual includes a 6-page install guidelette, and now offers a
menu-driven installation and configuration program.

FTP Software, Inc.; 2 High St., North Andover, MA 01845; (800)282-4387,
Support: (800)382-4ftp, fax: (508)659-6104, mailto:sales@ftp.com,
http://www.ftp.com/

Suggestion
PC/TCP OnNet 1.1 for DOS/Windows  $350 
PC/TCP OnNet 1.1 for DOS/Windows  $450 (with PC/TCP)

This is a graphical package from FTP Software with a VxD TCP/IP
stack. It includes support for FTP, Telnet, NFS, news, mail, finger,
DHCP, BOOTP, NetBIOS, SNMP, as well as support for packet or ODI drivers. 
It also supports network printing. There is a bug in the telnet vt-100/220 
emulation which is fixable via ftp'ing a new version.

Features of the software (from Graham Kenville, mailto:graham@mitta.com ):
1. Provides a nice GUI based way to configure printers and drive
   attachment which is pretty easy to use. Makes it possible
   to automatically mount whatever drives you usually mount
   each time you start Windows. You can provide a default user
   name. You only have to enter the password once per session
   to mount all drives.
2. You can set up any PC running PC-TCP/OnNet to be a print server
   for PC's and Unix. The icon and setup for this is all there,
   but I haven't tried it yet.
3. The telnet is pretty good, provides VT-100/200 & DEC character
   support. Allows you to print screen, save scroll-back buffer
   to disk or print it, you can set the number of scroll-back lines
   up to (I think) 3000.
4. Provides a ping/traceroute utility which works ok.

FTP Software, Inc.; 2 High St., North Andover, MA 01845; (800)282-4387,
Support: (800)382-4ftp, fax: (508)659-6104, mailto:sales@ftp.com,
http://www.ftp.com/

*Downright Speculation
Acadia/VxD         ($256/user 10 user price, $395 single user)

Acadia/VxD consists of the TCP, IP, and UDP protocols and a set of Windows
and DOS utilities including FTP, telnet, SMTP, and POP3 client and server
mail with MIME support, TN3270, Winsock interface, NFS client and server, and
NetBIOS. Acadia/VxD uses _no_ conventional memory and provides data transfer
rates exceeding 600 Kbytes/Sec.

Ipswitch, Inc.; 669 Main Street, Wakefield, MA. 01880; (617)246-1150, 
fax:(617)245-2975, mailto:info@ipswitch.com, http://directory.net/ipswitch/

*Downright Speculation
Piper/IP           ($199/user 10 user price, $375 single user)

Piper/IP is a complete TCP/IP suite of DOS and Windows applications. Piper/IP
runs in only 6K of memory, and provides exceptional performance with data
transfers exceeding 500 Kbytes per second. Piper/IP is network installable,
with a network install taking about 5 minutes total time. Piper/IP supports
all popular network drivers and operates with ODI, NDIS, VINES and Packet
Drivers, and has built in support for SLIP and PPP.

Ipswitch, Inc.; 669 Main Street, Wakefield, MA. 01880; (617)246-1150, 
fax:(617)245-2975, mailto:info@ipswitch.com, http://directory.net/ipswitch/

*Downright Speculation
Developer's Kit    ($475)

The Ipswitch Developer's Kit for Acadia/VxD, Catipult, Piper/IP, and
Vantage/IP consists of Ipswitch's tools for developing 16- and 32-bit
Berkeley Sockets-based applications. The Ipswitch Developer's Kit is
compatible with Microsoft C 5.1, C 6.0, C/C++ 7.0, Visual C 1.5, 2.0,
and Borland C/C++ 3.1 and 4.0.

Ipswitch, Inc.; 669 Main Street, Wakefield, MA. 01880; (617)246-1150, 
fax:(617)245-2975, mailto:info@ipswitch.com, http://directory.net/ipswitch/

*Downright Speculation
Catipult           (30 user gateway license $2975)

Catipult is a TCP/IP application gateway for NetWare. Catipult lets NetWare
workstations run TCP/IP applications concurrently with NetWare to communicate
with workstations, mini computers mainframes and other hosts running UNIX or
any of a wide variety of operating systems.

Ipswitch, Inc.; 669 Main Street, Wakefield, MA. 01880; (617)246-1150, 
fax:(617)245-2975, mailto:info@ipswitch.com, http://directory.net/ipswitch/

*Downright Speculation
Vantage/IP         ($256/user 10 user price, $395 single user)

Vantage/IP provides TCP/IP connectivity for OS/2 workstations with complete
OS/2 LAN integration and support for all popular APIs.

Ipswitch, Inc.; 669 Main Street, Wakefield, MA. 01880; (617)246-1150, 
fax:(617)245-2975, mailto:info@ipswitch.com, http://directory.net/ipswitch/

IMail, INews, and WFTP, which ship with Acadia/Vxd and Piper/IP are also
available as separate products.

*Downright Speculation
IMail              ($41.25 from the web site, $55 otherwise)

IMail is a complete TCP/IP mail system for Windows. Both SMTP and POP3
clients and servers are included. IMail has multiple mailboxes, powerful
filtering, and search capabilities, MIME support, file import/export, plus
personal and shared address books and aliases. IMail has an intuitive,
powerful interface that makes it easy to read, write, maintain, and archive
messages. IMail is compatible with any Winsock 1.1-compliant TCP/IP product.

Ipswitch, Inc.; 669 Main Street, Wakefield, MA. 01880; (617)246-1150, 
fax:(617)245-2975, mailto:info@ipswitch.com, http://directory.net/ipswitch/

*Recommendation
WFTP               ($38/user 10 users, $45 single user)

WFTP is a Windows FTP client with drag and drop file transfer, intuitive
directory and file displays, firewall protection, and support for more than
twenty types of remote file systems. WFTP is compatible with any Winsock
1.1-compliant TCP/IP product.

Ipswitch, Inc.; 669 Main Street, Wakefield, MA. 01880; (617)246-1150, 
fax:(617)245-2975, mailto:info@ipswitch.com, http://directory.net/ipswitch/

Downright Speculation 
Super-TCP v3.00r	$495 
Super-NFS client v3.00r
SuperHighway Access for Windows

SuperTCP supports telnet (3270, VT100, VT102, and VT220 emulation), talk,
SMTP, ftp, ping, and with Super-NFS, NFS client.  SuperTCP supports both
TCP/IP and Novell IPX protocols, as well as SNMP.

It is written as a DLL, although a TSR version of the protocol stack is
also available for those who want to use DOS as well. Network statistics
(arp, ICMP messages, etc.) are available. 

The WinTapestry application is a single application supporting WWW, Gopher+,
CSO, Archie, WAIS, GIF and JPEG image viewers, in addition to an Internet
Organizer. WinTapestry offers multi-session support. The mail application
supports MIME, personal and shared address book, prioritization of messages,
sorting by date or subject, hierarchical folders, rule-based message filtering
and offline creation or reading of mail. It also supports distribution lists,
and automatic forwarding. The FTP application supports drag and drop 
transfers. The Telnet application supports VT100 emulation. There is also
an NNTP newsreader. 

SuperHighway Access for Windows is a dialup version of the Super-TCP
package. It supports SLIP/CSLIP/PPP and is compatible with Windows
Sockets v1.1. it includes scripts for Internet Service Providers. 

Frontier Technologies;10201 North Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092,
(414)241-4555, fax:(414)241-7084, mailto:info@frontiertech.com,
ftp://ftp.FrontierTech.COM/, Frontier BBS: (414)241-7083

Downright Speculation 
TCP/IP for DOS v2.10

IBM; Dept. E15, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709;
(800)IBM-CALL

Downright Speculation 
TCP/IP Utilities for LanManager v1.0 
Windows for Workgroups TCP/IP 
Windows NT

Microsoft; One Microsoft Way, Redmond WA 95052-6399; (206)882-8080

Downright Speculation 
TCP/2 for DOS

Essex Systems; (508)532-5511

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TTCP v1.2r2

Turbosoft Pty Ltd; 248 Johnston St., Annandale, NSW Aus. 2038; +61 2 552
1266, mailto:info@abccomp.oz.au 

OS/2

*OS 3.0

Rumour has it that this includes a bunch of bundled applications, including
a graphical Web browser, a Gopher, FTP, Telnet, Mail, and News. 

IBM, (800)426-2968, (800)426-2255

XWARE 

Downright Speculation
Hummingbird Communications

Hummingbird's PC X Server includes a TCP/IP stack. They offer PC
X servers for DOS, Windows, OS2, and Windows NT. These work over
network adapters, as well as serial lines, at which they claim
to be especially good. 

Features include: 32-bit, X11R5, easy installation, network installation, 
remote network management and configuration, BASIC scripting language, 
local Motif window manager, telnet, drag and drop FTP, development kit 
for porting X apps to the PC platform, line printer deamon, support 
for dozens of other TCP/IP stacks, IPX/SPX, and DECnet, and telephone line access.

The hardware requirements are a 386 or better, Windows 3.1 or better,
and 4mb of RAM. (for a network connection, you will need a network
card)

Hummingbird Communications, Ltd.; 2900 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada
L3R 5G3; (905)470-1203, fax: (905)470-1207, email: colin.webster@hcl.com

Suggestion 
PC-Xview

PC-Xview is available for DOS or Windows, supporting use of X over the
network.  It also supports NCD's Xremote protocol that allows X to run over
a modem much faster than could be achieved running a standard X package
over SLIP or PPP.

Network Computing Devices, Inc.; (800)793-7638

Downright speculation 
XVISION	$449

XVision allows X applications to run under Windows.  You have a choice of
running each X app in its own Window, or all X applications within one big
Window.

VisionWare, Ltd.; 57 Cardigan Lane, Leeds, England; 44-0-532-788858,
(800)222-0550, fax:44-0-532-304676

Downright Speculation 
DesQView X

DesQView X integrates networks of DOS and UNIX machines using the X-Windows
protocol, allowing DOS machines to act as X-Windows clients and servers.

Quarterdeck Office Systems; 150 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA90405;
(213)392-9851, fax:(213)399-3802 

Development Software 
Epilogue Technology

Includes source code. mailto:info@epilogue.com, fax: (505)271-9788

Spider Systems 

Available for many architectures, mailto:ian@spider.co.uk, fax:
44-31-555-0664

Marben Produit 
TCP/IP Source 

available, fax: 33-1-47.72.55.00

Network Research 
FUSION 
Source available, fax: 1(805)485-8204

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The Online User's Encyclopedia, Addison-Wesley, 1994
The PC-Internet Connection, Publisher's Group West, due 5/95 
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