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README

  Curl is a command line tool for transfering data specified with URL
  syntax. Find out how to use Curl by reading the curl.1 man page or the
  MANUAL document. Find out how to install Curl by reading the INSTALL
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  document.

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  libcurl is the library curl is using to do its job. It is readily
  available to be used by your software. Read the libcurl.3 man page to
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  learn how!
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  You find answers to the most frequent questions we get in the FAQ document.

  Study the COPYING file for distribution terms and similar.
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CONTACT

  If you have problems, questions, ideas or suggestions, please contact us
  by posting to a suitable mailing list. See http://curl.haxx.se/mail/

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  Many major contributors to the project are listed in the THANKS document.

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  Visit the curl web site or mirrors for the latest news:
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        Russia    -- http://curl.tsuren.net/
        US        -- http://curl.sf.net/
        Australia -- http://curl.planetmirror.com/

DOWNLOAD
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  The official download mirror sites are:

        Sweden    -- ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/www/utilities/curl/
        Sweden    -- http://cool.haxx.se/curl/
        Germany   -- ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/network/curl/
        Australia -- http://curl.planetmirror.com/download/
        US        -- http://curl.sourceforge.net/download/
        Hongkong  -- http://www.execve.net/curl/
        Russia    -- http://curl.tsuren.net/download/
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  To download the very latest source off the CVS server do this:

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    cvs -d :pserver:cvsread@cvs.php.net:/repository login
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  (enter "phpfi" when asked for password)
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    cvs -d :pserver:cvsread@cvs.php.net:/repository co curl 
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  (you'll get a directory named curl created, filled with the source code)
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    cvs -d :pserver:cvsread@cvs.php.net:/repository logout
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  Curl contains pieces of source code that is Copyright (c) 1998, 1999
  Kungliga Tekniska Hgskolan. This notice is included here to comply with the
  distribution terms.