what the issue may be? I'm
happy to send whatever additional information may be required. I'm ssh'ed into
the box right now, I just need to get the boot and plasma ironed out. Any ideas?
Thanks.
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On 10/21/2016 04:20 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> Arch devs,
>
> I'm receiving an error with KVM (arch guest). The guest installed fine from
> the 20161001 install media, but between every command, I receive the following
> error:
>
> [TTM] Byffer eviction failed
> qxl 0
16384 1 virtio_net
kvm_amd69632 0
kvm 516096 1 kvm_amd
irqbypass 16384 1 kvm
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On 10/18/2016 12:42 AM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> $ razor-admin -home=/etc/mail/spamassassin/razor -register
> Can't locate Razor2/Client/Agent.pm: lib/Razor2/Client/Agent.pm: Permission
> denied at /usr/bin/vendor_perl/razor-admin line 15.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted
unning that it becomes unresponsive.
ACPI issue?
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::Agent;
Is this a perl issue?, spamassassin issue? or razor issue? The razor directory
is created with the proper permissions, e.g.
# ll /etc/mail/spamassassin/
total 40
drwxr-xr-x 2 spamd spamd 4096 Oct 18 00:28 razor
What say the experts?
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t; link and all will be fine.
Whoa, that way a while back -- removed. Thank you!
(never practice law and do your own IT -- it's the little notes you miss)
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(or whatever it is doing).
I don't know whether to chase this as an xterm issue, an xscreensaver issue or
a DPMS issue. Has anyone encountered this before? If so, any solutions, or did
you narrow it down to one of (xterm, xscreensaver, DPMS)? Thanks for any
suggestions.
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On 10/10/2016 06:39 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> Thanks Mauro,
>
> I'm picking though the iso right now. I'll let you know what turns up. The
> install works fine other than looking for disk/by-label/ARCH_201603.
Oh my God, what moron forgot and left the 201603 install CD in
report.
Thanks Mauro,
I'm picking though the iso right now. I'll let you know what turns up. The
install works fine other than looking for disk/by-label/ARCH_201603.
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ually mount /dev/disk/by-label/ARCH_201610 to
/run/archiso/bootmnt but I don't know how to make the install continue from that
point??
This was with the USB installer. Funny, the arch iso from both 20160903 and
20161001 both fail looking for the 'ARCH_201603' (this was a fresh USB drive
too, no p
as intending to link
/archiso/arch/boot/syslinux/lpxelinux.0 /srv/tftp/pxelinux.0, but am unsure if
that will serve the install iso as intended)
We'll see how that goes. Failing that, I'll write the iso to USB and try that
way and report back. Thanks Mauro.
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ath <--- new link ---
postfix.service
remote-fs.target
smbd.service
spamassassin.service
sshd.service
vsftpd.service
Do I just need to unlink the old broken link? Is this worth any other report?
Forum? Let me know
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nd it be restored (even in the
verbatim state it was in when it was deleted would be fine). The Beginner's
Guide provided a valuable resource to arch users. I wonder how Allan would view
the matter.
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rom each other. Any
help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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e wiki.
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. I've check the arch and samba wikis, no help. I've also posted to
the samba list, still awaiting a reply. So if anyone has any additional
information, I would greately appreciate any you can provide.
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le mystery left in computing
:)
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try to get past this error? Is there some kernel parameter I coud try to pass at
boot that might help? Has anyone else seen this or found another solution?
Thanks for any advise you can give..
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l for arch. Even for those versed in Linux,
and with Arch, for the guys like me that do an install on a biennial basis, that
guide was a savior.
Did no one want to maintain it? Why was the full beginner's guide deleted?
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Archdevs,
I went to review the Beginner's Guide and it was no longer listed on the main
page. I then specifically searched for it, found it in the topics, and then was
redirected to the bare-bones "Install" page. What happened to the Beginner's
Guide?
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On 09/11/2016 04:19 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> All,
> snip
>
>
> What is 'this information' on the graph showing? Lines added/deleted? Votes
> for change?
>
Jayesh Badwaik archlinux at jayeshbadwaik.in
Sun Sep 11 21:24:52 UTC 2016
Total number of line changes. Red is de
^ ^
| |
+---+
this
information
What is 'this information' on the graph showing? Lines added/deleted? Votes
for change?
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jp/man1/cd-paranoia.1.gz: whatis parse for
cd-paranoia(1) failed
mandb: warning: can't update index cache /var/cache/man/jp/index.db: No such
file or directory
Any idea what is causing the corruption?
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containers,
> each getting their own XMir server. Good for non-trustworthy or exposed apps.
Please preserve pacman and the traditional Arch KISS philosophy for those that
administer/want a traditional arch system with updates to the current package
without retaining all the baggage required for containerization. This just seems
like a recipe for scrambled systems.
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a decade. Try both, both are solid solutions.
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pered migration from the repositories
is a good idea to prevent whip-sawing all arch users who following the
recommendation in configuring their desktop from finding out their config is
broken on the first reboot after update following removal.
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mpi. (then you rebuild valgrind if you need
openmpi support if needed)
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On 06/11/2016 08:56 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> $ cat /var/abs/extra/valgrind/PKGBUILD
> pkgname=valgrind
> ...
> makedepends=(gdb openmpi)
>
Looks like openmpi should only be an optdepends of valgrind, not a
makedepends...
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...
makedepends=(gdb openmpi)
$ cat /var/abs/extra/openmpi/PKGBUILD
pkgname=openmpi
...
makedepends=(inetutils valgrind gcc-fortran)
Is there some type of trick?
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leave it up to the masterminds here. If this is an issue that needs a bug
filed, let me know, I'm happy to file it.
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On 06/05/2016 07:43 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> On 06/05/2016 06:12 PM, David N Murray via arch-general wrote:
>> I don't think it's any problem at all. I've always had this message and
>> mdadm
>> starts and runs fine. I think this has been discussed on the l
ll,
I'll post to the mdraid list and see what the devs have to say. Thanks again
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--monitor $MDADM_MONITOR_ARGS
There is no /usr/lib/systemd/scripts/mdadm_env.sh in the current mdadm package.
Is this a bug (which I'm happy to file), or me being stupid? (go easy if the
latter)
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the RAID wiki either (even though that seemed like the appropriate
spot) and didn't fit on the Partitioning wiki either (that page had nothing
related to disk reuse)
It seems like this is worth noting for anyone else attempting to reuse disks
from a prior VMWare or hardware raid config. What say
though.
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On 03/21/2016 02:50 AM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> All,
>
> I created GPT partitions on a pair of new 3T drives configured in raid1 as
> md4
> on my system, e.g.:
Sorry for the noise -- it needed a filesystem before a UUID was generated for
/dev/disk/by-uuid
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:41 8920ca3f-f253-4011-9c9e-a6be513527e0 ->
../../md3
Huh? No UUID for /dev/md4? Does it just not show up until the next boot? What
gives?
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hat I suspected, but I couldn't confirm.
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(leaving 100M unpartitioned at the end).
Can I use GPT on the new disks, or am I stuck with MBR?
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to ~/.xinitrc references a file
that no longer exists in the current Xorg install. e.g.:
cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc
What is the current way to set up your ~/.xinitrc (or is that even needed
anymore?)
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tion? Have arch boot to the graphical target
loading a display manager? ... or is there some way I can simply startx as
needed so I don't leave the dm running all the time on the vm? Thanks for any
help you can provide.
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(and thanks to Jonathan and Jens as
well, I found the xorg- prefix via pacman -Ss xinit :)
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.php/TigerVNC
This looks like what I needed. I'll let you know how it pans out. If there are
any EXSI specific quirks, I'll note them in the wiki.
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running this for several weeks without issues :)
>>
> Oh, forgot to mention.. the 56 aur packages install mod-php as libphp56.so -
> just "LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp56.so" in your Apache conf (if
> that's
> what you're using) and all works well.
You are the man Dan
?
If removed, then I set IgnorePkg in packman.conf
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ojects, they describe how
> you build your setup (and a bit more): https://github.com/virtapi
Thank you Tim. That's exactly what I needed to know. I'll work through this in
my free time over the next week and I may hunt you down on #archlinux.de if I
run into a stumbling block.
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.
I'll add whatever working solution is arrived at to the wiki. Thanks
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On 02/29/2016 07:59 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> I'll keep playing with it. I've been through the BIOS (there are about 50
> settings for RAM/ECC alone, most have 'Auto' setting). I'll double-check there
> as well. The box was apparently working fine before it came to me (I don't
>
ore it came to me (I don't know
how long ago the 'working fine' was through)
I'll keep fiddling with this. It is truly one impressive piece of hardware that
comes in a 100 lb. box and sounds like a 747 at takeoff (I think it has
equivalent thrust too given all the fans (17 at last count, 9 of which are the
80mm 6000 rpm jobs)).
Thank you again for your help.
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:)
What say the experts? Do I need to pass a kernel flag, or something similar
for the 4 Opteron boot, or does it just smell like multiple failed sticks in
each set?
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mksh to 'IgnorePkg =' in pacman.conf updated
(keyring updated), removed the 'IgnorePkg', then mksh installed just fine.
$ pacman-key --refresh-keys (would have been a lot easier :)
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n
error: failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
Is this a know issue? How to work around (correctly)?
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od for you. There is something going on, and ignoring the shutdown message
will just lead to further problems down the road. Thanks.
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However, now that the source of the conflict is known, I would a lot rather
have a php-pear package and manage any conflicts that arise, as opposed to not
having the package and having to use the generic pear install or build a
package. Either way, the package will still be needed.
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migration guide doesn't
address anything related to pear itself. Is pear functionality provided by
default in php 7? I just want to make sure the next update doesn't take down
by office groupware app. Thanks.
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in /opt.
1. https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/38.5.2esr/
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On 12/21/2015 03:40 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Sun, 20 Dec 2015 20:57:37 -0600, David C. Rankin wrote:
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
php-pear: /usr/share/pear/test/Console_Getopt/tests/001-getopt.phpt
exists in filesystem
And what packages does cause the conflict
the initial install of php-pear on 8/26,
so it looks like the files were first flagged as conflicting file on the
5.6.14-1 -> 5.6.16-3 upgrade yesterday.
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.
Just thought I would pass it along. Let me know if you think it needs a
report and I'll file if so.
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On 11/22/2015 10:39 PM, Patrick Burroughs (Celti) wrote:
On Sun, 22 Nov 2015 21:53:46 -0600
"David C. Rankin" <drankina...@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Apache_HTTP_Server#PHP
God -- I hate it when that happens - sorry for the noise :)
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either had relevant information unintentionally deleted, or the entire way
apache/php has been used in the past is undergoing a radical change.
What say those that know?
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t;
else
printf "error: invalid man page specification: '%s'\n" "man $1 $2"
fi
fi
}
I just include it as a function in .bashrc and then provide an alias:
alias man='manselect'
You can adjust the order the man pages are presented in by adjusting the
SEC
ed boot?
I did --fail, --remove --add, and ended up with a mess. Is there some other
suggested way to handle this?
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of these boards.
The solution:
In the bios set: IOMMU- Enabled
In /etc/default/grub, set - GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=iommu=soft
David,
If you don't want to read the post, or can't be botherd to help - use the
[Del] key.
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registered, assigned bus
number 7
[ 20.285759] ohci-pci :00:16.0: irq 18, io mem 0xfe505000
snip boot continues normally
I'll keep digging, but this is got me stumped.
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with
apache2-mpm-worker and mod_fcgid as an alternative to libphp5.so for my PHP
config on Arch?
I'm trying to find out what the trade-offs are and whether it would make
sense to use one way over another. Ideas?
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Anybody have any idea how to fix this?
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kernel and lts,
then it would find both:
vmlinuz-linux
vmlinuz-linux-lts
So what new lines are needed in the config files before just running:
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
?
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try
disabling in the kernel to kill the Page_Faults on boot.
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Phenom-9850 Black in
the box, so linux-firmware should catch it. Thanks for your reply.
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and the new disk
controller? (that looks more doubtful after looking over all the information)
Anybody have experience with this type thing?
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array monitor
DefaultDependencies=no
[Service]
Environment= MDADM_MONITOR_ARGS=--scan
EnvironmentFile=-/run/sysconfig/mdadm
ExecStartPre=-/usr/lib/systemd/scripts/mdadm_env.sh
ExecStart=/sbin/mdadm --monitor $MDADM_MONITOR_ARGS
Is this a bug?
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On 08/23/2015 06:41 AM, Simon Perry wrote:
On 2015-08-23 21:03, David C. Rankin wrote:
All,
I'm not sure if this is a config issue or bug. I have 2 servers with
mdadm/mdraid arrays. In both a check of 'systemctl --type=service'
shows mdmonitor has failed. It fails to start each time:
I
concerning IOMMU in the entire manual was:
quote (page 49)
IOMMU Controller
Enables or disables AMD IOMMU support. (Default: Disabled)
/quote
A lot of good that does to guide someone in its use. :p
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UP; if config still shows correct IP address, but any attempt to ping results
in: network not found...)
I'll read the thread and let you know if I found a solution. Any other thoughts,
just let me know.
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On 08/20/2015 09:34 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
By this time I was convinced that my cable had gone bad, so I moved the old
broken server back into place, booted the install media, and the onboard NIC
came right up (forcedeath driver), obtained a dhcp address and resolution worked
with 0
On 08/20/2015 06:42 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 08/20/2015 05:56 PM, Anatol Pomozov wrote:
Check this threadhttps://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=200514 is
it what you see?
What happens if you downgrade to dhcpcd-6.9.0 ?
I will check, but there is something not right going on. I did
server, the requests are never seen.
It's like the card isn't sending, but the link light is fine and the activity
light on the NIC is flashes when it sees traffic?
What else can I try?
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reference
to the pxe boot which can't be that big?
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On 08/12/2015 09:53 PM, Christian Demsar wrote:
On Wed, Aug 12, 2015, at 10:08 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
can I boot the install media, assemble raid arrays, chroot old and
update, or do I just dump the root partition and reinstall
completely?
You'll need to reinstall, I think. According
into the future eventually...
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corruption?
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On 04/07/2015 01:10 PM, Karol Blazewicz wrote:
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 2:20 PM, LoneVVolf lonew...@xs4all.nl wrote:
On 07-04-15 03:41, David C. Rankin wrote:
I generally create a system-wide /etc/bash.bashrc.local file to contain
history defaults. E.g.:
Verfiy your /etc/profile
offhand that would prevent it, but it certainly isn't being set. Any
ideas on why?
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. Unfortunately, those major
distros don't agree on the name (python-html2text vs.
html2markdown.py2) which leaves the well what do we call it? still
in the air.
snip
Done:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/44140
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from the traditional 'html2text' found in many
distributions for years.
I don't know if there is any interest among the devs to rectify this. If
there is I'm happy to file a feature request, etc. Let me know. Thanks.
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all report No
Errors Logged, so I'm a bit stumped?
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md5sum?
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On 02/19/2015 03:00 PM, Jesse B. Rodriguez wrote:
On Feb 19, 2015 1:51 PM, David C. Rankin drankina...@suddenlinkmail.com
wrote:
All,
http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/iso/2015.02.01/md5sums.txt
reports:
3d6a54886230649a049a9d431e03bbba archlinux-2015.02.01-dual.iso
Actual
It's like a game of Whack-a-Mole lately...
Further reading:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146319
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or netctl to create the file in /etc/systemd/system
with 0600, thereby causing the dmesg entry?
Does this need to be fixed? (if so, I'll file - but is this a bug?)
I found a similar, but unrelated thread here:
http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9t=6953
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it to you guys that are way smarter on this to decide if this needs
any further action. I will try manually changing the permissions on the
/etc/systemd/system file to avoid the warning, but that just seems like one of
those things that shouldn't need to be done by the user.
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option saving the present dir to a tmp
file, then changing to it on exit.
Any reason not to make this the default?
Just a convenience suggestion with a simple fix -- for consideration.
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after the
fix:
[ heartbeat returned type=24 length=16408
[ decrypting SSL packet
[ final record type=24, length=16384
[ wrote 16384 bytes of heap to file 'outph'
Is this the expected fixed behavior, or does this still reflect a
vulnerability present? What say the experts? Thanks.
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rid of mod_php, mod_fastcgi + php-fpm isn't a drop in
replacement in all cases.
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you have shaved twice-more. I'll see if I
can make a graph or two from the postmark-test.ods file. (my arts crafts
skills are a bit rusty, so no promises)
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that should be trimmed and moved to user-maintenance.
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