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README

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  Curl is a command line tool for transferring data specified with URL
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  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. If you distribute
  curl binaries or other binaries that involve libcurl, you might enjoy the
  LICENSE-MIXING document.
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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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        Sweden    -- http://curl.haxx.se/
        Australia -- http://curl.planetmirror.com/
        Austria   -- http://curl.gds.tuwien.ac.at/
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        Denmark   -- http://curl.cofman.dk/
        Estonia   -- http://curl.wildyou.net/
        France    -- http://curl.mirror.internet.tp/
        Germany   -- http://curl.kgt.org/
        Germany   -- http://curl.mirror.at.stealer.net/
        Germany   -- http://curl.netmirror.org/
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        Russia    -- http://curl.tsuren.net/
        Taiwan    -- http://curl.cs.pu.edu.tw/
        Thailand  -- http://curl.siamu.ac.th/
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        US (CA)   -- http://curl.mirror.redwire.net/
        US (CA)   -- http://curl.mirrormonster.com/
        US (CA)   -- http://curl.signal42.com/
        US (TX)   -- http://curl.109k.com/
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  The official download mirror sites are:
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        Australia -- http://curl.planetmirror.com/download.html
        Austria   -- http://curl.gds.tuwien.ac.at/download.html
        Estonia   -- http://curl.wildyou.net/download.html
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        Germany   -- ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/network/curl/
        Germany   -- http://curl.mirror.at.stealer.net/download.html
        Germany   -- http://curl.netmirror.org/download.html
        Germany   -- http://www.mirrorspace.org/curl/
        Hongkong  -- http://www.execve.net/curl/
        Russia    -- http://curl.tsuren.net/download.html
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        Sweden    -- ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/www/utilities/curl/
        Sweden    -- http://cool.haxx.se/curl/
        Taiwan    -- http://curl.cs.pu.edu.tw/download.html
        Thailand  -- http://curl.siamu.ac.th/download.html
        US (CA)   -- http://curl.mirror.redwire.net/download.html
        US (CA)   -- http://curl.mirrormonster.com/download.html
        US (CA)   -- http://curl.signal42.com/download.html
        US (TX)   -- http://curl.109k.com/download.html
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  To download the very latest source off the CVS server do this:

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   cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cool.haxx.se:/cvsroot/curl login
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  (just press enter when asked for password)
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   cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cool.haxx.se:/cvsroot/curl co curl
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  (you'll get a directory named curl created, filled with the source code)
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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.