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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
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"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-us">
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<head>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
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<meta name="dc.language" scheme="rfc1766" content="en-us" />
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<!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM -->
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<!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights -->
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<!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by -->
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<!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. -->
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<meta name="dc.date" scheme="iso8601" content="2005-09-06" />
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<meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" />
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<meta name="security" content="public" />
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<meta name="Robots" content="index,follow"/>
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<meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' />
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<title>Configure LPR/LPD</title>
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ibmidwb.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ic.css" />
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</head>
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<body>
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<a id="Top_Of_Page" name="Top_Of_Page"></a><!-- Java sync-link -->
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<script language = "Javascript" src = "../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<img src="delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />
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<a name="rzaluconfiglprlpd"></a>
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<h3 id="rzaluconfiglprlpd">Configure LPR/LPD</h3>
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<p>To configure line printer requester/line printer daemon (LPR/LPD) printing,
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do the following.</p>
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<a name="wq156"></a>
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<div class="notetitle" id="wq156">Note:</div>
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<div class="notebody">You should only consider using this method if your printer
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does not support the Printer Job Language (PJL), Simple Network Management
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Protocol (SNMP), or Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) printing methods. This
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method of printing has a number of limitations. Restrictions when using this
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method include, but are not limited to:
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<ul>
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<li>No page range support.</li>
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<li>Limited or no printer status.</li>
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<li>Limited or no error recovery.</li>
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<li>Limited or no control of a spooled file after it is sent.</li></ul></div>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>Start LPD on the print server, PC, or iSeries™ that you are printing to. If you are
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printing to another iSeries, you can start LPD with iSeries Navigator:
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<ol type="a">
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<li>Click <span class="bold">Network > Servers > TCP/IP</span>.</li>
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<li>Right-click <span class="bold">LPD</span> and click <span class="bold">Start</span>.</li></ol></li>
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<li>Use the Create Output Queue <a href="../cl/crtoutq.htm">CRTOUTQ</a> CL command
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to create a remote output queue. From a character-based interface, type <tt class="xph">CRTOUTQ</tt>.</li>
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<li>On the CRTOUTQ display, press F9 to display all parameters.</li>
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<li>Specify the following values:
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<a name="wq159"></a>
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<table id="wq159" width="90%" summary="" border="1" frame="border" rules="all" class="singleborder">
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<thead valign="bottom">
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<tr class="tablemainheaderbar">
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<th id="wq160" align="left" valign="top">Parameter</th>
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<th id="wq161" align="left" valign="top">Value</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody valign="top">
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Output queue (OUTQ)</td>
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<td headers="wq161">The name of your output queue; for example, <tt class="xph"><span class="italic">myoutq</span></tt>.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Library</td>
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<td headers="wq161">The name of the library where your output queue is located.
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It is recommended that you set this to QUSRSYS in case you need to use a dummy
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device description for some of your applications; for example, <tt class="xph"><span class="italic">qusrsys</span></tt>.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Remote system (RMTSYS)</td>
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<td headers="wq161">When configuring a remote output queue, you can either
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specify the printer's IP address, host name, or DNS name. If an IP address
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is used, the Remote System (RMTSYS) parameter should be set to *INTNETADR,
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and then the printer's IP address should be specified in the Internet address
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(INTNETADR) parameter. If a host name or DNS name is used, that name should
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be entered here.
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<p>Verify that the i5/OS can reach the printer by using either
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the PING or Verify TCP/IP Connection (VFYTCPCNN) command with the IP address,
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host name, or DNS name.</p></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Remote printer queue (RMTPRTQ)</td>
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<td headers="wq161">This specifies the print queue value that the printer
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or print server accepts for LPD print requests. The remote printer queue is
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hardware specific. Refer to your manufacturer's information or see the <a href="http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/support/s_dir/slkbase.nsf/7c4c0f5a4d52e3c4862569b4005d198a/b49aa3cf3ce97d0d862565c2007d4393?OpenDocument" target="_blank">IBM® knowledge base document</a>
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<img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside Information Center" /> "Recommended Remote Printer Queue Values for Remote Output Queues (RMTOUTQs)" (search for the document title at www.ibm.com/support/) for recommendations
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on the value to use for some popular printers.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Writers to autostart (AUTOSTRWTR)</td>
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<td headers="wq161"> This should be set to <tt class="xph">1</tt> to automatically
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start one writer.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Connection type (CNNTYPE)</td>
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<td headers="wq161"> This must be set to <tt class="xph">*IP</tt>.</td>
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</tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Destination type (DESTTYPE)</td>
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<td headers="wq161"> This should be set to <tt class="xph">*OTHER</tt>.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Host print transform (TRANSFORM)</td>
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<td headers="wq161">Set to <tt class="xph">*YES</tt> so that SCS and AFP data stream
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spooled files are converted to the printer's data stream.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Manufacturer type and model (MFRTYPMDL)</td>
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<td headers="wq161">This value indicates the type of ASCII printer and is
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used by the host print transform when converting spooled files. For recommendations
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on the value to use for some popular printers, see the <a href="http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=110&uid=nas1dae2e6b32726a0f386256f0300551dbd" target="_blank">IBM knowledge base document</a>
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<img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside Information Center" /> "Support for various ASCII Printers" (search for the document title at www.ibm.com/support/).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Internet address (INTNETADR)</td>
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<td headers="wq161">This must be set to the printer's IP address when the
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Remote system (RMTSYS) parameter is set to *INTNETADR; for example, <tt class="xph"><span class="italic">192.168.0.2</span></tt>.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Destination options (DESTOPT)</td>
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<td headers="wq161">This should be set to <tt class="xph">'XAIX'</tt> to allow multiple
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copies to be printed on printers that start printing right away. When XAIX
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is specified, the remote printer writer opens the connection to the printer
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and sends multiple copies of the data file and control file. Each control
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file contains one print command for the preceding data file.
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<p>This should
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be set to <tt class="xph">*NONE</tt> on printers that close the connection after the
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first copy is sent and that are capable of buffering all of the print data.
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The data file and the control file are sent once. The control file contains
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multiple print commands for the preceding data file. Depending on the specific
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printer, this might result in multiple copies being printed.</p>
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<p>If you
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specify <tt class="xph">'XAIX'</tt> when using a printer that closes the connection
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after the first copy is sent, a condition might result where the print data
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is resent, causing a loop condition where the data is printed continuously.</p></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td headers="wq160">Print separator page (SEPPAGE)</td>
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<td headers="wq161">This setting might be overridden by the print server,
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so setting this parameter might not have the desired effect.</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>All other values can be left as the default value.</li>
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<li>Press Enter.</li>
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<li>The remote writer associated with the remote output queue should automatically
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be started. Use the following tasks to manage the remote output queue and
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the remote writer:
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<ul>
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<li>Start the remote writer. For more information, see <a href="rzalumanstrrmtw.htm#rzalumanstrrmtw">Start remote writer</a>.</li>
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<li>Stop the remote writer. For more information, see <a href="rzalumanstprmtw.htm#rzalumanstprmtw">Stop remote writer</a>.</li>
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<li>Display the remote writer status. For more information, see <a href="rzalumandsprmtw.htm#rzalumandsprmtw">Display remote writer status</a>.</li>
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<li>Change the remote output queue description. For more information, see <a href="rzalumancrmtoutq.htm#rzalumancrmtoutq">Change remote output queue description</a>.</li></ul></li>
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<li>Optional: Create a dummy device description. Dummy device descriptions
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are typically used when printing from applications that do not support printing
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to an output queue. Dummy device descriptions can also be used if you want
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to manage output associated with a printer rather than an output queue. For
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more information, see the <a href="http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/support/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/f99348d94b68f8708625661300765a6c/770fa496343139bc862565c2007d44cc?OpenDocument" target="_blank">IBM knowledge base
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document</a>
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<img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside Information Center" /> "Creating a Dummy Device Description
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to Use with a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ)" (search for the document title
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at www.ibm.com/support/).</li></ol><img src="deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" />
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