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Newsgroups: alt.config,rec.music.misc,alt.music.alternative
Subject: Re: How about alt.{music,fan}.they.might.be.giants???
From: scduncan@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Sean C. Duncan, Idiot)
Date: 11 Nov 92 11:08:46 -0500
Distribution: alt
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

In article <OSA.92Nov7160313@wilbur.unh.edu>, osa@wilbur.unh.edu (Bart Simps.. er.. Oktay Ahiska) writes:
> J. Q. Gumby <daye@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU> along with a few other people writes:
> 
> daye> Try the mailing list -- send you email address to
> daye> they-might-be-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu
> 
> daye> Much better than a newsgroup...
> 
> Well, I don't like mailing lists for several reasons, most
> importantly, because I don't get to read what I want, but everything.
> Also, I have to read everything at the same time, first thing in the
> morning, when I'm reading my other mail.  Apparently, many other
> people think the same way, since the ratio of ``yes'' answers to
> ``no'' answers was about 4-5 to 1.  
> 
> Would anyone be interested in piping the newsgroup to the mailing list
> and vice versa? Would the mailing list people want that? Or is this
> the whole point behind the mailing---to be isolated from the rest of
> the net?
> 
> Anyway, I think we should go ahead an create alt.music.tmbg. I'll wait
> another week or so to make sure.  


Oh, c'mon!

One doesn't simply create a newsgroup because they don't feel like wading
through the mailing list!  Gimme a break... you're going to be creating yet
another overly specific newsgroup that there simply isn't all that much
interest to warrant and why?  Because you can't stand to read the mailing list
which is more than adequate for most TMBG fans.

Stick to the mailing list, or read it from another account or something.  This
is ridiculous.

Later, 
> --
> The opinions expressed above are my own, and not necessarily those of UNH.
> 
> 			       HUG ME!
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_______________________________________________________________________
From: sloane@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Bob Sloane)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: The name "alt.m&k" contains an illegal character.
Date: 4 Nov 92 16:56:00 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <Bx5vyM.7tA@ddsw1.mcs.com>, dattier@ddsw1.mcs.com (DWT) writes:
> The newgrouper also didn't care that underscores are as illegal in newsgroup
> names as ampersands.  So if my earlier suggestion of alt.m+k is no good ...

Really? You mean that

alt.earth_summit
alt.fan.dave_barry
alt.fan.tom_peterson
alt.rhode_island

are all illegal? Where did you find something that didn't allow "_" in
a newsgroup name?
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From: szymanski@uni-duesseldorf.de (Klaus Szymanski)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: new group -- alt.cichlid
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 08:30:03 GMT
Organization: Universitaetsrechenzentrum, Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf
NNTP-Posting-Host: szymanski.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de

In article <92311.195258APARKER@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> APARKER@MAINE.MAINE.EDU writes:
>From: APARKER@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
>Subject: new group -- alt.cichlid
>Date: 7 Nov 92 00:52:58 GMT

>Howdy folks.  I'd like to propose a new aquarium - related newsgroup
>called alt.cichlid, to deal (obviously) with the Family cichlidae
>specifically.  Cichlid fishes are one of the most widely - kept groups
>of tropical fishes, and this new group would facillitate those of us
>with strong interests this way discussing the subject specifically,
>rather than wading through the present aquarium newsgroups, which contain
>primarily posts concerning beginner information requests and marine
>aquaria.  Additionally, many cichlid fishes are the subject of scientific
>inquiry, such as that performed here at the University of Maine.
>Alt.cichlid could serve as a clearing house of cichlid related queries
>from researcher to researcher and researcher to hobbyist.  Thanks for
>your input!
>Alex Parker (aparker@maine.maine.edu)
I agree with this proposal. It's a good idea to restrict the discussion on 
this field within the general discussion in xxx.aquaria.

Klaus Szymanski
Universitaetsrechenzentrum
Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf
Universitaetsstr. 1 
D-4000 Duesseldorf
From: eja@bio6.acpub.duke.edu (Eric Akawie)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: CFD: Newsgroup For Personality Typing Systems (e.g. Myers-Briggs)
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:34:51 GMT

I would be in favor of alt.personality-types, or perhaps alt.personality-typing
without the myers-briggs label, as it would provide a fourm for the discussion
of the Enneagram, a personality typing system of intrest to me that doesn't
seem to currently have a niche anywhere on the net.  I think specifying 
Myers-Briggs would discourage disscussion of other systems

eja@acpub.duke.edu
Eric Akawie;  Freelance Messiah
Newsgroups: alt.config
From: Alan@NXSci173a.mrs.umn.edu (Puffin)
Subject: Re: Proposal: alt.tv.infomercials
Reply-To: kruegewa@cda.mrs.umn.edu
Organization: University of Minnesota - Morris
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:56:23 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.161900.19250@raven.alaska.edu> mike@raven.alaska.edu  
(Mike Kienenberger) writes:
>alt.tv.infomercials		Discussion of product "info-mercials"

Sounds like a group I'd participate in.
This is hereby a favorable response. =)
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Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d
From: rahayden@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (Robert Hayden)
Subject: Re: alt.binaries.pictures.nude -- NO!
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 05:33:36 GMT

the call it ALT.BINARIES.PICTURES.NATURIST or something that doesn't imply
a sexual message to those poor dweebs out there who are sexually repressed.

-- 
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>>>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<<<
>> I have this sneaking suspicion that Bill Clinton is going to smoke some <<
>>  of his wacky weed and then paint the White house in psychadelic colors <<
From: csa@sw.stratus.com (Chris Arthur)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: Proposal:  Alt.hypnosis
Date: 13 Nov 92 13:38:39 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: pennies.sw.stratus.com

In article <u-SArAaPBh107h@momad.UUCP>, list@momad.UUCP (Lisa Tori) writes:
> Proposal:   ALT.HYPNOSIS
> 
> This group is for discussion of hypnosis, from the medical/
> psychological uses, to "stage" hypnosis, discussing myths
> and realities of such

I STRONGLY support the creation of this group.  I was in no way involved
or aware of the previous attempt to create this group sans alt.config
discussion; the first I knew was when alt.hypnosis appeared on my system.
However, I was thrilled to see it, as I have recently begun to explore
hypnosis in earnest (email me if you'd like a pointer to an EXCELLENT
reference work), and had searched in vain for a relevant newsgroup.

						Chris Arthur

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Newsgroups: alt.config,rec.music.misc,alt.music.alternative
From: rwd4f@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Rob Dobson)
Subject: Re: How about alt.{music,fan}.they.might.be.giants???
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: alt
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 17:09:40 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.155100.5323@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> aaron@space.ualberta.ca writes:
>I've been on the mailing list, and frankly I'd rather see it as a newsgroup.
>But obviously people on the mailing list feel differently.  I'm not subscribed
>to the mailing list anymore, because I didn't like the Flood of mail I was
>getting in my Letter Box.  How many others feel similar?  Or, to put it more
>bluntly, how many people would >not< subscribe to the mailing list, that would
>to the newsgroup?  How many people would not(be able to)subscribe to the
>newsgroup from the mailing list?  Compare those two numbers.
>


Both rec.music.gdead and rec.music.phish exist in both newsgroup and
mailing list form. so the two are not incompatible. try mailing someone
at fuggles.acc.virginia.edu for advice on this; i have no idea how
this is pulled off, but it works. you might try phish-request@fuggles.acc.
virginia.edu.

r
From: dshaffer@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Donald A Shaffer)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Alt.pub.Havens-rest
Date: 7 Nov 92 20:27:15 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


  To whoever it may consern.  Having received what I consider a good amount of
favorable replies (around 20) I need someone to add the group to the net as I'm
having trouble doing it at my school. (The sys op's have something against us 
undergrads adding new groups)  So can someone who likes the proposed group AND 
knows how to add it, please do?  (and post it that he did)
                                                           Don Shaffer
Newsgroups: alt.config
From: mike@raven.alaska.edu (Mike Kienenberger)
Subject: Re: Newgroup:  ALT.BINARIES.PICTURES.NUDE
Organization: University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 13:18:57 GMT

In article <40876@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> ee152fbw@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (Itoyoko) writes:
>Here's a yes vote, but maybe somebody can quickly fill us all in on
>the standard practice of creating an alt group, wasn't it something
>like yes votes - no votes > 100 or something?

Actually, for alt.*, I believe it was 100 more newgroups than rmgroups.
:-)
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Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d
From: jrc1947@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: Re: Newgroup:  ALT.BINARIES.PICTURES.NUDE
Reply-To: jrc1947@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:05:33 GMT

You could call it alt.binaries.pictures.naturalist and maybe be really clear.
This is not sarcasm, honest.  Such a group would be essentially nudism or
"naturalism" which is the word for it now.  It would further sink a.b.p.e.
into the "pit of degradation" which some people want to see.   Hell, that's
what it was for.
This is a "yes" vote, BTW.
Newsgroups: alt.config
From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
Subject: Re: Creating alt.united.we.stand.america
Organization: Johns Hopkins University CS Dept.
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 17:03:18 GMT

In article <Bx8wpF.Kqp@rice.edu> byrd@lucerne.rice.edu (Marc J Byrd) writes:
>Several of us over in the alt.politics.perot newsgroup would like to form
>a newsgroup for our budding political (un-political) party, United We Stand,
>America.  

Dots in a newsgroup name are not generally considered appropriate to separate
words.
--
"the bogosity in a field equals the bogosity imported from related areas, plus
the bogosity generated internally, minus the bogosity expelled or otherwise
disposed of."  -- K. Eric Drexler

Ken Arromdee (UUCP: ....!jhunix!arromdee; BITNET: arromdee@jhuvm;
     INTERNET: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu)
Newsgroups: alt.config
From: john@rtfm.mlb.fl.us (John Blasik)
Subject: Re: Create alt.long-hair
Organization: We don't need no stinkin' batches!
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 06:45:49 GMT

In article <17555@bcars664.bnr.ca> Henry.Troup@BNR.CA writes:
>
>Shouldn't this be alt.sigma2.hair :-)?


Eh? and then be clogged up with clippings from those
showing-scalp-flattop-types?

-- john

Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.music.alternative,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy
From: olemo@dhhalden.no (OLE-MAGNUS OLSEN)
Subject: Re: alt.rnr.punk (Re: alt.music.hardcore to be created
Organization: Ostfold College
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 07:23:09 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.124538.1@cc.newcastle.edu.au> c9221777@cc.newcastle.edu.au (Brother Redeye) writes:
>> In article <Bx6LyF.IIH@bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au>, fernee@newton.physics.uq.oz.au (Mark Fernee) writes:
>>> Following the favorable responses to the suggestion for a
>>> guitar based hardcore group, alt.music.hardcore is to be
>>> created.
>>> 
>>> The support for such a group far exceeded any criticisms.
>>> 
>>> Look out for this new group.
>>> 
>>> Thankyou all and see you on alt.music.hardcore,
>>> 
>>> Mark.
>> 
>> 
>> Ok next newsgroup.  How about someone creating alt.music.punk or 
>> rec.music.punk????
>
>My goodness me!  Someone else actually supporting this one.
>
>Well good.  Maybe it might even come about this time round.

I suggested it last year already - and I'm sure lots of other have suggested 
or wanted one before and after that.
From: mike@raven.alaska.edu (Mike Kienenberger)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: proposal: alt.rock-n-roll.classic
Date: 9 Nov 92 15:56:04 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska, Fairbanks

alt.rock-n-roll.classic is an unmoderated newsgroup which was proposed
to alt.config on 4 seperate occasions, beginning in October of 1990 and
most recently on 13 October of this year.  There were no substantial
objections raised as to its creation, so with that in mind, this 
newgroup is being issued for its creation.  For your newsgroups file:

alt.rock-n-roll.classic		Classic rock, both the music and its marketing

alt.rock-n-roll classic is a newsgroup for discussing classic rock, both 
as a separate genre of music and as a marketing concept for radio and 
album sales.  In general, classic rock is defined as album-oriented rock
recorded between the late 1960's and early 1980's, although the exact
meaning of the term does vary wildly. Either discussing the music and 
artists involved itself, or discussing the packaging of the music in the 
1990's is fair game in this group.

This newgroup is being issued by the news admin here in the interest of
seeing propagation at those sites which only honor newgroups issued by
site admins.  However, queries for information should be directed to the
proposer of the group, Sean Ryan <asspr@acad3.alaska.edu>.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

During the course of the next few days, I will be re-introducing groups
originally proposed by Sean Ryan <asspr@acad3.alaska.edu>.   If, after three
days, there is a favorable response, I will be issuing newgroups for these
groups.  If, after three days, there is no response, I will assume that there
is no interest in these groups.  Responses can be posted (preferred) to
alt.config or mailed to mike@raven.alaska.edu.  My apologies to Sean Ryan for
the delay in starting this process.

Neither I nor the University of Alaska-Fairbanks neither condemn nor condone
any of the proposed newsgroups.
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Newsgroups: alt.config
From: guru@halcyon.com (Dennis Wicks)
Subject: Re: CFD: Newsgroup For Personality Typing Systems (e.g. Myers-Briggs)
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 01:51:48 GMT

This sounds like an excellent idea.  Anything on the net
that allows one to gain a little more insight into themself
would be welcome.

Perhaps a better name would be something like
alt.psych.test.Meyers-Briggs
That is a little long, but you get the idea.
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.fan.john-palmer
From: twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce)
Subject: I should have known better ...
Organization: Homosexual Fascist Lobby, Rampant Paranoia Division
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:06:12 GMT

... than to write to news@tygra.michigan.com about the creation of
alt.president.perot:

    From tygra!news@destroyer.rs.itd.umich.edu Thu Nov  5 06:02:16 1992
    Received: from destroyer.rs.itd.umich.edu by amhux3.amherst.edu with SMTP id AA03396
      (5.65c+/IDA-1.4.4 for <twpierce@unix.amherst.edu>); Thu, 5 Nov 1992 06:02:06 -0500
    Received: from tygra.UUCP by destroyer.rs.itd.umich.edu (5.65/2.2)
	    id AA01509; Thu, 5 Nov 92 06:02:15 -0500
    Received: by tygra.michigan.com (Smail3.1.27.1 #2)
	    id m0mn3bE-0007fvC; Thu, 5 Nov 92 04:34 EST
    Message-Id: <m0mn3bE-0007fvC@tygra.michigan.com>
    From: news@tygra.michigan.com (USENET News Manager)
    Subject: Re: your mail
    To: twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce)
    Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 4:33:59 EST
    In-Reply-To: <199211050844.AA10903@amhux3.amherst.edu>; from "Tim Pierce" at Nov 5, 92 3:44 am
    X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.2 PL0]
    Status: OR

    > 
    > This newsgroup is inappropriately named and unannounced in alt.config.
    > It will not be created here, nor at a host of other sites.
    > 
    > 

    FUCK YOU ASSHOLE - YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY - WHAT GETS CREATED AND
    WHAT IS INAPPROPRIATE 

    JUST SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS, YOU RIGHT WING CENSORING ASSHOLE. 

    JUST GET FUCKED AND DONT *EVER* TELL ME WHAT TO DO - GOT IT!!!!

Well, it was worth a try, anyway.  I await the sendsys bombs with
bated breath, John.

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From: tjw@vms.cis.pitt.edu (TJ Wood)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: Creating alt.united.we.stand.america
Date: 5 Nov 92 23:01:32 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <LANCER.92Nov5144348@rajeesh.WPI.EDU>, lancer@rajeesh.WPI.EDU (Stephe Lewis Foskett) writes:

> True.  alt.politics.united-we-stand-america would be my vote.

System V issues aside, let me echo some advice given to me about a local
newsgroup we created at Pitt not too long ago.  The shorter the name, the
easier it is for people to type, the greater the chance that people will
subscribe to it.  We wanted to create "pitt.university-times" but settled
upon "pitt.u-times".  (Although, you have to ask, are people REALLY that
bad of typists)?

Terry
Newsgroups: alt.config
From: mbur@nyx.cs.du.edu (MAC)
Subject: Re: Proposal: alt.culture.alaska and alt.culture.oregon
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 17:53:28 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.132849.15622@raven.alaska.edu> mike@raven.alaska.edu (Mike Kienenberger) writes:
>Due to a total lack of interest (I received no mail, and I saw no
>postings in alt.config indicating interest.),  I will *NOT* be issuing
>newgroups for these two groups.
>


I don't think that these groups are a *bad* idea.  I wonder however, if you
might be able to cover more ground.  How about alt.usa.pac-north-w to cover
Oregon and Washington and what ever else is considered the pacific north
west.(not really sure)  Someone else has already suggested something
similar but wanted to break things down by state.  I think breaking things
down by geographical region would be better.  Of course this would still
leave Alaska and Hawaii with their own groups IMHO.  I say go ahead with
alt.usa.alaska but hold off on the other until someone shoots holes in
the above proposal... or not. 


TTFN,
M
Newsgroups: alt.config
From: tjw@vms.cis.pitt.edu (TJ Wood)
Newsgroups: alt.config,rec.nude
Subject: Re: alt.binaries.pictures.nude -- NO!
Date: 12 Nov 92 21:12:11 GMT
Reply-To: tjw+@pitt.edu
Followup-To: alt.config
Organization: University of Pittsburgh


In article <BxM7x2.MBt@unix.amherst.edu>, twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce) writes:
> In article <1992Nov11.104539.22899@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> hykok@nyx.cs.du.edu (Herbie Husker) writes:

>>You have my vote.  I rather see cute girls and I think I have seen enough of 
>>the hard core pictures already.  More ds-f-*, dfg, obabe, etc.

> This is exactly what I was talking about.  People aren't going to make
> qualitative distinctions between "nude" and "erotica."  

Just wait till the users of alt.binary.pictures.NUDE "discover" rec.nude!
If this doesn't drive home "nude == sex" nothing will.  Many people don't
seem to know the difference between rec.nude and alt.sex.  This proposal
will not make the situation any better.

There's no need for yet another group to post pictures of "cute girls".
We've been very tolerant of the binary groups in the past and have carried
all them for the full expiration cycle.  But we will not carry "yet another"
"cute girl" GIF group.

Why don't you guys propose abp.hard-core.  That way, the FBI will have a
MUCH easier time finding you! ;-)

Terry
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Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.religion.kibology,alt.net.personalities
From: kibo@world.std.com (James "Kibo" Parry)
Subject: Re: CFD: alt.qixnews
Organization: Two rooms filled with typography, in downtown Boston
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 06:26:47 GMT

[alt.config]
In article <BxD0ns.Gt2@unix.amherst.edu> twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce) writes:
>In article <1992Nov7.050955.26565@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mporter@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mitchell Porter) writes:
>
>>I think "Qixnews" sounds interesting but not zany. (And besides,
>>if Kibo and Carasso can have newsgroups, why can't I...?)
>
>Kibo has become a net.icon through wit.  

Hey!  I've never said anything *meant* to be witty.

							-- K.
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d
From: twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce)
Subject: Re: alt.binaries.pictures.nude -- NO!
Organization: Elitist Usenet Administrators, Stuff & Nonsense Division
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:30:09 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.053336.24621@news.weeg.uiowa.edu> rahayden@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (Robert Hayden) writes:

>the call it ALT.BINARIES.PICTURES.NATURIST or something that doesn't imply
>a sexual message to those poor dweebs out there who are sexually repressed.

Why create it at all?  Who is it going to serve?  Taz's idea was that
people who want to post pictures of nude children could do it there,
but I'm saying, they ain't gonna play along.  I have seen no support
for this group from naturists, so I question whether it's needed at
all.

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Newsgroups: alt.config,rec.music.misc,alt.music.alternative
From: aaron@space.ualberta.ca (Aaron Humphrey)
Subject: Re: How about alt.{music,fan}.they.might.be.giants???
Reply-To: aaron@space.ualberta.ca
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Distribution: alt
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:51:00 GMT

I've been on the mailing list, and frankly I'd rather see it as a newsgroup.
But obviously people on the mailing list feel differently.  I'm not subscribed
to the mailing list anymore, because I didn't like the Flood of mail I was
getting in my Letter Box.  How many others feel similar?  Or, to put it more
bluntly, how many people would >not< subscribe to the mailing list, that would
to the newsgroup?  How many people would not(be able to)subscribe to the
newsgroup from the mailing list?  Compare those two numbers.

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