THE ELECTRONIC ZOO (Part 1 of 5) A List of Animal-Related Computer Resources (Electronic Mailing Lists, Bulletin Board Systems, Gophers, Mail Servers, Usenet Newsgroups, & FTP Sites) Version 2.0 (last revised: November 25, 1993) Compiled by: Ken Boschert, DVM Associate Director Washington University Division of Comparative Medicine Box 8061, 660 South Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: 314-362-3700 Fax: 314-362-6480 E-mail: ken@wudcm.wustl.edu ============================================================================= INTRODUCTION ============================================================================= There seems to be a list of everything else on the Internet; so I thought, why not a list of animal-related computer systems. Being a veterinarian and a computer nut, I had been net-surfing and cataloging these systems for years for my own use. Noting the spirit of sharing evident all throughout the Internet, I hope this contribution will be helpful to those with similar interests. As this list will bear witness, animals of all sorts are popular topics of discussion and a number of sites have useful files for downloading. Listservers, Telnet & FTP sites, gophers, dial-up bulletin boards (BBS's) - they're all cataloged here and have a common thread of being related to animals in some form or fashion. There are other lists around the net with similar, yet different focuses: Wilfred Drewe's NOT JUST COWS focuses on agricultural computer themes, including animals and crops; Lee Hancock's INTERNET/BITNET HEALTH SCIENCES RESOURCES covers the medical computer field thoroughly; and Una Smith's A BIOLOGIST'S GUIDE TO INTERNET RESOURCES is a great resource describing flora and fauna computer systems around the world. The ELECTRONIC ZOO list has been cross-checked with these documents and extracts the animal-related computer resources from all three, then combines them with additional resources I have uncovered. I do not personally subscribe to all of the systems listed below, but have endeavored to insure that they do exist. This edition of THE ELECTRONIC ZOO is an extensive rewrite of version 1.4 and is as accurate as I can determine. However, if you note errors or omissions, please send corrections or additions to me at: I would especially appreciate additional sources on network sites containing animal-related materials. Many of the descriptions below are contributed directly from the list owners, moderators, and sysops around the world who spend their own time maintaining their respective systems. Collectively, I acknowledge their tremendous efforts and encourage each of you to take the time to pass along a note of thanks when you get a chance. The most recent version of this document can be retrieved via anonymous FTP from wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) in the subdirectory: /doc/techreports/wustl.edu/compmed/elec_zoo.x_x (x_x referring to the most current version) Thanks and enjoy! Ken ============================================================================= Internet / Bitnet Mailing Lists (LISTSERV's) ============================================================================= LISTSERV's or electronic mailing lists allow people with special interests to form electronic discussion groups for asking questions, providing answers, discussions, announcements, etc. Anyone with an e-mail account may join most mailing lists. Most lists have owner(s) who moderate the list and set the rules of conduct. The majority of communication on a mailing list is personal communication with other members of the list rather than the Listserv machine itself. When an e-mail message is sent to the list by a participant, the Listserv machine stores a permanent copy in an archive and the message is forwarded to all other participants on the list. In this manner, it is possible for list participants to communicate to the entire group at once, with geographic and time barriers removed. Resolving problems among many people is an attractive feature of this form of communication. Groups with common interests can exchange information in an efficient, timely manner. The volume of e-mail varies from list to list, with some having maybe a couple of messages a week, and others with many messages in a day. *NOTE* Most electronic mailing lists support the standard BITNET convention of subscription, i.e., sending e-mail to an administrative machine named listserv@server and in the body of the message including the phrase: subscribe listname yourfirstname yourlastname. Other lists do not follow this convention of subscription and must be accessed otherwise, as noted below. For a typical list (using vetmed-l as an example), to join, you would issue the following subscription command in the "body" of the message (NOT the Subject): subscribe vetmed-l John Doe to the administrative machine: listserv@uga (if you're using a Bitnet node) or listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu (if you're using an Internet node). Mail messages posted to the list would subsequently be sent (as in this example) to the listname, e.g., vetmed-l@uga (Bitnet) or vetmed-l@uga.cc.uga.edu (Internet). For convenience, when lists are available from either Bitnet or Internet, I have listed both addresses. There are gateways between the two networks which should do the translation for you somewhere along the line; it just depends on where you're subscribing from. There may be some local variation on the format needed to send mail to Bitnet or Internet addresses. Check with your local computer support people. Note that in almost all instances, the network address you use to subscribe to a list is DIFFERENT from the address you would subsequently use to send mail. Any other administrative commands, SIGNOFF, REVIEW, etc., should be sent to the LISTSERV address, and NOT to the mailing list address. Detailed documentation on LISTSERV, and related services, is available from: LISTSERV@BITNIC (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@BITNIC.EDUCOM.EDU (Internet). European mail-readers can obtain similar information from LISTSERV@EARNCC.BITNET. For a list of available documents send the command: INDEX DOC in the body of an e-mail message, to one of listservers mentioned above. LISTSERV@EARN-RELAY.AC.UK is a server that mirrors most of the U.S. Bitnet LISTSERV lists in Europe. Some of the mailing lists below, although available and active, are restricted to professional participants only. These will be pointed out in the individual list descriptions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AAVLD-L American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: aavld-l@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: aavld-l@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Description: This list has been created to provide a forum for discussion between veterinary diagnostic laboratories and members of the AAVLD. Topics such as test standardization, fees, diagnostic information assistance, animal health surveillance, reports on conferences and symposia are especially welcomed. Discussions related to specific cases should be approached within the limits of diagnostic medicine and restrict discussions of therapy or treatments. The list will be limited to members of the AAVLD. List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABSNET Animal Behavior Society Newsletter Internet Subscribe to: jcha@u.washington.edu Internet Mail to: jcha@u.washington.edu (Editor) Description: An electronic mail system for members of the Animal Behavior Society and anyone interested in its goals to increase communication between animal behaviorists. The system currently includes a directory and an electronic mail newsletter, providing distribution of late-breaking job announcements, requests for information, and news of interest to members of the Animal Behavior Society. List Owner/Contact: Dr. James C. Ha Regional Primate Research Center, SJ-50 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGDG Animal Genetics Discussion Group Internet Subscribe to: listserv@chuck.agsci.colostate.edu Internet Mail to: breeders@chuck.agsci.colostate.edu Description: Discussion group for people interested in quantitative animal genetics and animal breeding. List Owner/Contact: Bruce Golden Phone: 303-491-7128 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENG-L Agricultural Engineering & Intelligent Control Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ibm.gwdg.de Internet Mail to: ageng-l@ibm.gwdg.de Description: Discussion and information on Engineering and Intelligent Control in agriculture. 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List Owners/Contact: Sandy Sprafka Dave Watt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRIC-L Agriculture Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uga Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu Bitnet Mail to: agric-l@uga Internet Mail to: agric-l@uga.cc.uga.edu Description: Discusses agriculture, including, but not limited to: crop, irrigation and soil science; plant physiology and propagation; grassland husbandry; water resource management; cattle breeding; pig farming; simulation of ecological processes; and crop production and forestry (tropical). List Owner/Contact: Harold Pritchett ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRIS-L Agricultural Information List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@irmfao01 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@irmfao01.bitnet Bitnet Mail to: agris-l@irmfao01 Internet Mail to: agris-l@irmfao01.bitnet Description: The AGRIS/CARIS Coordinating Centre has established a list for discussion of issues and questions in the field of agricultural information. This list will open to information professionals as well as end users. Among the issues to be included are: bibliographical, current research and numerical databases; information systems, products and services; access to agricultural information, particularly in developing countries; indexing and retrieval systems, and any other relevant topics. List Owner/Contact: A.I. Lebowitz Head, AGRIS/CARIS Coordinating Centre Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. 00151 Rome, Italy Phone: (06) 5797-4993 Fax: (06) 5797-3152 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALTANIM Alternatives to Animals List Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uib.no Internet Mail to: altanim@uib.no Description: For exchange of information regarding alternatives to animals. List Owner/Contact: Richard T. Fosse Laboratory Animal Veterinary Services University of Bergen Armauer Hansens House Haukeland Hospital N-5022 Bergen, Norway Phone: 47-5-97-46-96 Fax: 47-5-97-46-05 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANEST-L Anesthesiology Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ubvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu Bitnet Mail to: anest-l@ubvm Internet Mail to: anest-l@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu Description: This list discusses topics related to anesthesiology, including computer use in anesthesia research. List Owner/Contact: Andrew M. Sopchak Department of Anesthesiology SUNY Health Science Center 750 East Adams Street Syracuse, NY 13210 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANSSTDS Animal, Dairy, & Poultry Science List (Restricted) Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@msu.bitnet Internet Subscribe to: listserv@msu.edu Bitnet Mail to: ansstds@msu.bitnet Internet Mail to: ansstds@msu.edu Description: A listserver for undergraduates, graduates and teaching faculty in Department of Animal Science, Dairy Science and Poultry Science. This listserver is intended to be used by Animal Science Graduate, Undergraduates and Animal Science Teaching Faculty. The discussion list will be used for discussion of curricular information, needs for resources, general discussion about Animal Science topics and various other students activities. List Owner/Contact: Russel Erickson <22277rwe@ibm.cl.msu.edu> Department of Animal Science Michigan State University E. 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List Owners/Contact: Elizabeth Baldwin Margaret Allen Rhonda Fisher American Psychological Association Science Directorate 1200 17th St. NW Washington, DC 20036 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUA-L Aquaculture discussion list Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uoguelph Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vm.uoguelph.ca Bitnet Mail to: aqua-l@uoguelph Internet Mail to: aqua-l@vm.uoguelph.ca Description: The Aquaculture list discusses the science, technology and business of rearing aquatic species. Membership in the list is public and unrestricted. 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If you have questions about how to solve problems with your aquarium or if you have expertise about aquariums and are willing to answer questions, this is the place. List Owner/Contact: Bert Bruner ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AR-ALERTS Animal Rights Alerts Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ny.neavs.com Internet Mail to: ar-alerts@ny.neavs.com Description: The Animal Rights Alerts mailing list has been set up to facilitate communication among Animal Rights groups, activists, and other interested individuals. Its primary purpose is to enable rapid dissemination of important information about Animal Rights issues. This venue, it is hoped, will serve as an important adjunct to periodicals such as Animals Agenda and Animals Voice. Any information pertaining to Animal Rights or to issues that relate to Animal Rights, such as habitat destruction, are welcome. 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The underlying premise behind these mailing lists is that information is fundamental to forming sound beliefs as well as to making sound decisions. These lists are open to anyone who is interested, regardless of his/her opinion(s) on Animal Rights. Here is a list of topics likely to be addressed in these lists; it is, by far, not complete: Animal Rights, Animal Liberation, Vivisection/Dissection, Animals as Research `Tools', Animals in Laboratories, Animal as Models for Humans, Pet Overpopulation, Animals in Education, Hunting/Trapping /Fishing, Animals in Entertainment, Factory Farming, Fur, Ecology, Environmental Protection, Religious Perspectives, Genetic Engineering, Consumer Product Testing, 'Cruelty-Free' Products, Vegetarianism, and Vegan Lifestyle. Appropriate postings to AR-News include: posting a news item, requesting information on some event, or responding to a request for information. Discussions on AR-News will NOT be allowed and we ask that any commentary either be taken to AR-Talk or to private E-mail. List Owners/Contact: Charles S.`Chip' Roberson Ian Lance Taylor AREN P.O. Box 17521 Raleigh, NC 27619-7521 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AR-TALK Animal Rights Talk (Animal Rights Electronic Network) Internet Subscribe to: ar-talk-request@cygnus.com Internet Mail to: ar-talk@cygnus.com Description: See AR-NEWS Description above. List Owners/Contact: Charles S.`Chip' Roberson Ian Lance Taylor AREN P.O. Box 17521 Raleigh, NC 27619-7521 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASEH-L American Society of Environmental Historians Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ttuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ttuvm1.ttu.edu Bitnet Mail to: aseh-l@ttuvm1 Internet Mail to: aseh-l@ttuvm1.ttu.edu Description: American Society of Environmental Historians Discussion. List Owner/Contact: Dennis Williams ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVCS Newsletter American Veterinary Computer Society Newsletter (Restricted) Internet Subscribe to: Dr. Ronald Smith University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine 2001 S. Lincoln Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVIFAUNA Neotropical Bird Discussion List Internet Subscribe to: phillips@cipa.ec Internet Mail to: avifauna.rcp.pe List Owner/Contact: Roberto Phillips ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BATLINE Bat Research & Education Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@unmvma Internet Subscribe to: listserv@unmvma.umn.edu Bitnet Mail to: batline@unmvma Internet Mail to: batline@unmvma.umn.edu Description: A discussion group to promote the exchange of information, questions, and ideas pertaining to bat research and education. List Owner/Contact: Mike Balistreri ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEE-L Discussion of Bee Biology Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@albnyvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu Bitnet Mail to: bee-l@albnyvm1 Internet Mail to: bee-l@uacsc2.albany.edu Description: BEE-L discusses the biology of bees, including honey bees, other bees, and wasps, including topics such as: sociobiology, behavior, ecology, adaptation/evolution, genetics, taxonomy, physiology, pollination, and flower nectar and pollen production of bees. List Owners/Contact: Mary Jo Orzech Eric Seielstad ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF-L Beef Specialists Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@wsuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu Bitnet Mail to: beef-l@wsuvm1 Internet Mail to: beef-l@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu Description: Discussion group for professionals advising the beef industry and others with an interest in beef cattle management. List Owners/Contact: Tony Wright Don Nelson Phone: 509-335-2922 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOCIS-L Biology Curriculum Innovation Study Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@sivm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@sivm.si.edu Bitnet Mail to: biocis-l@sivm Internet Mail to: biocis-l@sivm.si.edu Description: The Biology Curriculum Innovation Study (BIOCIS-L) is a research and development effort between the Smithsonian Institution, IBM, the University of Maryland, UCLA Medical School, and the University of North Carolina. List Owner/Contact: Mignon Erixon-Stanford ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIODIV-L Biodiversity Networks Internet Subscribe to: listserv@bdt.ftpt.br Internet Mail to: biodiv-l@bdt.ftpt.br Description: The Tropical Data Base manages the discussion list. The intention of this list is to discuss technical opportunities, administrative and economic issues, practical limitations and scientific goals, leading to recommendations for the establishment of a biodiversity network. Individual contributions are requested, not only as to network capabilities, but also as to existing databases of interest to biodiversity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIO-GOPHER Biology Gopher Administrator's List Internet Subscribe to: tim@bch.umontreal.ca Description: The primary function of the Bio-Gopher Administrators list is as a communication forum for all administrators of gopher holes whose primary function is to provide information on the biological sciences through gopher. This list is maintained at the MegaGopher site at the University of Montreal. List Owner/Contact: Tim Littlejohn tim@bch.umontreal.ca Departement de biochimie Universite de Montreal C.P. 6128, succursale A, Montreal (Quebec), H3C 3J7 CANADA Phone: 514-343-7936 Fax: 514-343-2210 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIO-JRNL BIOSCI Bio-Journals E-conference Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@irlearn Internet Subscribe to: listserv@irlearn.ucd.ie Bitnet Mail to: bio-jrnl@irlearn Internet Mail to: bio-jrnl@irlearn.ucd.ie Description: Postings of Biological Journal tables of contents. 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For the scope of this e-conference, see, e.g., the Journal of Biomechanics (Pergamon Press), the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (ASME), and Human Movement Science (North-Holland). Biomch-L is operated under the Patronage of the International Society of Biomechanics. List Owners/Contact: Krystyna Gielo-Perczak Christoph Reinschmidt Tom van den Bogert ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOMED-L Biomedical Ethics Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ndsuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vm1.nodak.edu Bitnet Mail to: biomed-l@ndsuvm1 Internet Mail to: biomed-l@vm1.nodak.edu Description: Mailing list for discussion on the topic of Biomedical Ethics. Since the field of medicine and medical technology are rapidly changing and the field is so broad, it is difficult to have clearly delineated rules as to what should and should not be discussed, but possible topics might include: paternalism, fetal cell transplant, the right to die, AIDS, suicide, patient autonomy, abortion, drug legalization, euthanasia, respirator withdrawal, transplants, allocation of scarce resources, and many others too numerous to list here. The discussions may be ethical, philosophical, religious, political, social or even, in some cases, personal. Open discussion, disagreement, and dissent is encouraged. Open flames are most certainly *not*. List Owner/Contact: Bill Sklar <86730%lawrence.bitnet@vm1.nodak.edu> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIO-NAUT Biological Networking Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@irlearn Internet Subscribe to: listserv%irlearn.bitnet@vm1.nodak.edu Bitnet Mail to: bio-naut@irlearn Internet Mail to: bio-naut%irlearn.bitnet@vm1.nodak.edu Description: A mailing list for BIONAUTS has been established at IRLEARN The main purpose of the list is to facilitate communications between life scientists. List functions are: to ask questions about networking addresses of scientists in the biological life sciences. e.g. I need to get in contact with some one at EMBL who should I send mail to. If you have small databases of E-mail addresses related to your particular field of interest they can be uploaded onto BIO-NAUT for the benefit of others. Special interest groups welcome. e.g. Numerical taxonomists, Culture Collections, etc. List Owner/Contact: Rob Harper ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOPI-L Secondary Biology Teacher Enhancement Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ksuvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ksuvm.ksu.edu Bitnet Mail to: biopi-l@ksuvm Internet Mail to: biopi-l@ksuvm.ksu.edu List Owner/Contact: Tom Manney ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI ELECTRONIC NEWSGROUP NETWORK Biological Scientists Electronic Discussion Groups (Animal-related portions) Internet Subscribe to: biosci@net.bio.net Internet Mail to: (see following notes) * Note: As your request will be read by a human, there is no need for special syntax in your message. Simply select the newsgroups from the list below to which you would like to subscribe. DO NOT, REPEAT, DO NOT POST SUBSCRIPTION REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO ANY OF THE NEWSGROUP ADDRESSES. 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List of BIOSCI Newsgroups ------------------------- NEWSGROUP NAME TOPIC -------------- ----- AGEING Discussions about ageing research BIOFORUM Discussions about biological topics for which there is not yet a dedicated newsgroup BIOLOGICAL-INFORMATION- THEORY-AND-CHOWDER-SOCIETY Applications of information theory to biology BIONAUTS Question/answer forum for help using electronic networks, locating e-mail addresses, etc. BIONEWS General announcements of widespread interest to biologists BIO-JOURNALS Tables of Contents of biological journals BIO-MATRIX Applications of computers to biological databases BIO-SOFTWARE Information on software for the biological sciences COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY Mathematical and computer applications in biology EMPLOYMENT Job opportunities in biology (see BIOSCI FAQ *before* posting commercial job openings) GENETIC-LINKAGE Newsgroup for genetic linkage analysis HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY Discussions about the molecular biology of HIV IMMUNOLOGY Discussions about research in immunology JOURNAL-NOTES Practical advice on dealing with professional journals METHODS-AND-REAGENTS Requests for information and lab reagents MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION Discussions about research in molecular evolution NEUROSCIENCE Discussions about research in the neurosciences POPULATION-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in population biology RAPD Discussions about Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA SCIENCE-RESOURCES Information from/about scientific funding agencies TROPICAL-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in tropical biology VIROLOGY Discussions about research in virology WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY Discussions about issues concerning women biologists * Those who use e-mail to post messages should send their mail to the following Internet addresses in the USA: NEWSGROUP NAME Mailing Address -------------- ---------------- AGEING ageing@net.bio.net BIOFORUM bioforum@net.bio.net BIO-INFORMATION-THEORY + bio-info@net.bio.net BIONAUTS bio-naut@net.bio.net BIONEWS ** bionews@net.bio.net BIO-JOURNALS bio-jrnl@net.bio.net BIO-MATRIX biomatrx@net.bio.net BIO-SOFTWARE bio-soft@net.bio.net COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY ** comp-bio@net.bio.net EMPLOYMENT biojobs@net.bio.net GENETIC-LINKAGE gen-link@net.bio.net HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY hiv-biol@net.bio.net IMMUNOLOGY immuno@net.bio.net JOURNAL-NOTES jrnlnote@net.bio.net METHODS-AND-REAGENTS methods@net.bio.net MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION mol-evol@net.bio.net NEUROSCIENCE neur-sci@net.bio.net POPULATION-BIOLOGY pop-bio@net.bio.net PROTEIN-ANALYSIS proteins@net.bio.net PROTEIN-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY xtal-log@net.bio.net RAPD rapd@net.bio.net SCIENCE-RESOURCES sci-res@net.bio.net TROPICAL-BIOLOGY trop-bio@net.bio.net VIROLOGY virology@net.bio.net WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY womenbio@net.bio.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIO-SOFTWARE Biological Software Discussion Group Internet Subscribe to: biosci%net.bio.net@vm1.nodak.edu Internet Mail to: bio-software%net.bio.net@vm1.nodak.edu DESCRIPTION: The BIO-SOFTWARE newsgroup is not moderated. 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