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+Copyright 1999 by Gerd Stolpmann
+
+The package "netstring" is copyright by Gerd Stolpmann.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of the "netstring" software (the "Software"), to deal in the
+Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+The Software is provided ``as is'', without warranty of any kind, express
+or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of
+merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement.
+In no event shall Gerd Stolpmann be liable for any claim, damages or
+other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise,
+arising from, out of or in connection with the Software or the use or
+other dealings in the software.