Comments on: Day 1: Verizon’s Droid and Account Maintenance http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:12:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Michael http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-48285 Michael Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:59:17 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-48285 I have a question... just got a droid, moving from WinMo. One thing I was able to do with WinMo was setup an exchange account for my work email that required a VPN. When it needed to sync the email it would auto connect the vpn, sync, then disconnect the VPN. I cant seem to find the same thing in Android. It seems like you have to manually connect to the VPN and then it stays connected. Thanks, Michael Bealer I have a question… just got a droid, moving from WinMo. One thing I was able to do with WinMo was setup an exchange account for my work email that required a VPN. When it needed to sync the email it would auto connect the vpn, sync, then disconnect the VPN.

I cant seem to find the same thing in Android. It seems like you have to manually connect to the VPN and then it stays connected.

Thanks,
Michael Bealer

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-48231 Bryan Sherman Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:58:49 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-48231 @Perry The problem with a 7-part series is information spread all over the place. I mention 2 under Outlook <> Exchange setting in the final post: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/08/the-motorola-droid-on-verizon-review/ I have not used either (I gave my electronic soul to Google a while ago). It sounds like Missing Sync would work well for you. Mark/Space has a good track record, but the app is in beta. @Perry
The problem with a 7-part series is information spread all over the place.

I mention 2 under Outlook <> Exchange setting in the final post: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/08/the-motorola-droid-on-verizon-review/

I have not used either (I gave my electronic soul to Google a while ago). It sounds like Missing Sync would work well for you. Mark/Space has a good track record, but the app is in beta.

]]> By: Perry http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-48219 Perry Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:33:12 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-48219 Bryan, You keep referring to 3rd party apps to sync outlook (contacts and calendar - notes would be a bonus) without sending all private infor of outlooks onto googles website. Can you recommend any of these apps? thanks Bryan,
You keep referring to 3rd party apps to sync outlook (contacts and calendar – notes would be a bonus) without sending all private infor of outlooks onto googles website. Can you recommend any of these apps?

thanks

]]> By: The Motorola Droid on Verizon Review — The Gadgeteer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-48159 The Motorola Droid on Verizon Review — The Gadgeteer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:06:30 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-48159 [...] 2.0 does not sync your Exchange notes or tasks. There was quite a discussion about this on the Day 1: Verizon’s Droid and Account Maintenance post. I was surprised that notes was such an important feature to folks. The bad news is that this [...] [...] 2.0 does not sync your Exchange notes or tasks. There was quite a discussion about this on the Day 1: Verizon’s Droid and Account Maintenance post. I was surprised that notes was such an important feature to folks. The bad news is that this [...]

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-48043 Bryan Sherman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:42:57 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-48043 @bmeighan Yes, you need a 3rd party app. Out of the box it is only Mail, Calendar and Contacts. @jd1645 Moonrug is not a sync program. It is a program that runs on android, and allows you to access your notes on your Exchange server. i have successfully tested it on the Droid I have. I will attempt to put a review of Moonrug together, but I only have a few days left with the Droid, and only 24 hours in those days. :-) ALSO, Outlook <> Exchnange. If you are using Outlook for Calendar and Contacts, but those are not synced to and Exchange server, you cannot sync the Droid out of the box. HOWEVER, the Droid Eris comes with Windows and Android software that allows you to sync Calendar and Contacts with your desktop Outlook. @bmeighan
Yes, you need a 3rd party app. Out of the box it is only Mail, Calendar and Contacts.

@jd1645
Moonrug is not a sync program. It is a program that runs on android, and allows you to access your notes on your Exchange server. i have successfully tested it on the Droid I have. I will attempt to put a review of Moonrug together, but I only have a few days left with the Droid, and only 24 hours in those days. :-)

ALSO, Outlook <> Exchnange. If you are using Outlook for Calendar and Contacts, but those are not synced to and Exchange server, you cannot sync the Droid out of the box. HOWEVER, the Droid Eris comes with Windows and Android software that allows you to sync Calendar and Contacts with your desktop Outlook.

]]> By: jd1645 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-48031 jd1645 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:12:24 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-48031 Bryan: My understanding of Moonrug is that it is a sync program only. I've read elsewhere that there is no Notes app native to Android for my Outlook Notes to sync to. I miswrote my earlier question. I should have asked: Is there a Notes app in Android 2.0 for me to sync with Outlook Notes? Bryan:
My understanding of Moonrug is that it is a sync program only. I’ve read elsewhere that there is no Notes app native to Android for my Outlook Notes to sync to. I miswrote my earlier question. I should have asked: Is there a Notes app in Android 2.0 for me to sync with Outlook Notes?

]]> By: bmeighan http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-48027 bmeighan Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:49:18 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-48027 I'm currently a Blackberry user with a corporate Exchange server. I get wireless syncing of Outlook's email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks. As I mentioned, everything syncs wirelessly. My Outlook tasks and notes are important to me and having them wirelessly sync to the Droid would be important. From the posts I have read, it seems that notes and tasks cannot be wirelessly synced unless you use some 3rd party software. Can someone confirm this and also let me know what 3rd party solutions would solve the Outlook notes and tasks functionality? Thanks. I’m currently a Blackberry user with a corporate Exchange server. I get wireless syncing of Outlook’s email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks. As I mentioned, everything syncs wirelessly. My Outlook tasks and notes are important to me and having them wirelessly sync to the Droid would be important. From the posts I have read, it seems that notes and tasks cannot be wirelessly synced unless you use some 3rd party software. Can someone confirm this and also let me know what 3rd party solutions would solve the Outlook notes and tasks functionality? Thanks.

]]> By: bryan http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-48025 bryan Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:06:54 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-48025 @jd Refer to comment #28 @jd
Refer to comment #28

]]> By: jd1645 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-48022 jd1645 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:09:58 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-48022 Haven't seen a definitive answer yet regarding the new VZW Droid running Android 2.0: Does it, or does it not, support and sync Outlook Notes? Haven’t seen a definitive answer yet regarding the new VZW Droid running Android 2.0:
Does it, or does it not, support and sync Outlook Notes?

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47990 Bryan Sherman Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:02:01 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47990 @Ryan I would not think you would need an SMTP server on the verizon in. Have you checked with the support for your account? They should be able to let you know how to setup a POP3 account. Check the settings in your current mail application. @Ryan
I would not think you would need an SMTP server on the verizon in. Have you checked with the support for your account? They should be able to let you know how to setup a POP3 account. Check the settings in your current mail application.

]]> By: Ryan http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47980 Ryan Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:33:37 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47980 That's great about the easy sync with an exchange server, but I just bought a droid today and am having H#LL trying to get my POP3 account setup. Does anyone know a working outbound SMTP for the droid. Verizon sure doesn't (I figured this out after 30mins of hold time and a "tech support" girl saying 'I don't know' way too many times). I've tried the smtp.vzwmail.net address with no luck. Droid still says it's no good. That’s great about the easy sync with an exchange server, but I just bought a droid today and am having H#LL trying to get my POP3 account setup. Does anyone know a working outbound SMTP for the droid. Verizon sure doesn’t (I figured this out after 30mins of hold time and a “tech support” girl saying ‘I don’t know’ way too many times). I’ve tried the smtp.vzwmail.net address with no luck. Droid still says it’s no good.

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47961 Bryan Sherman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:47:10 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47961 @Anne Can't be synced WITHOUT an add/on. A free one comes with the Eris, for the Droid (or wireless sync) you need to buy a 3rd party app. IF you are using Exchange, it is out of the box. @Anne
Can’t be synced WITHOUT an add/on. A free one comes with the Eris, for the Droid (or wireless sync) you need to buy a 3rd party app.

IF you are using Exchange, it is out of the box.

]]> By: Anne Culpon http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47957 Anne Culpon Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:21:52 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47957 Seriously?? Contacts can't be sync'd?? Seriously?? Contacts can’t be sync’d??

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47956 Bryan Sherman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:19:00 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47956 @ZD Try this, from the gmail main screen on your droid, tap menu, accounts. You can add a second gmail account here. That should add your calendar in the calendar view. Not 100% sure out that. Let us know. @ZD
Try this, from the gmail main screen on your droid, tap menu, accounts. You can add a second gmail account here. That should add your calendar in the calendar view. Not 100% sure out that. Let us know.

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47955 Bryan Sherman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:15:08 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47955 @Anne From gmail: Settings>Accounts and import. You provide login information for the POP3. Set up the send mail as option. You can sync your calendar on your desktop to Google use Google's calendar sync http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=89955 Contacts is tougher. i only see pay apps like companionlink on a quick search. @Anne
From gmail: Settings>Accounts and import. You provide login information for the POP3.

Set up the send mail as option.

You can sync your calendar on your desktop to Google use Google’s calendar sync http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=89955

Contacts is tougher. i only see pay apps like companionlink on a quick search.

]]> By: Anne Culpon http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47953 Anne Culpon Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:07 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47953 hmmmm...thoughts to ponder...so, what's the trick to connecting all my accounts through gmail and syncing everything to my pc and back...it's only been a few hours, and HATE not having my contacts and calendar on my phone. I don't know where the heck to be, and whenever someone calls I don't know who it is... :) hmmmm…thoughts to ponder…so, what’s the trick to connecting all my accounts through gmail and syncing everything to my pc and back…it’s only been a few hours, and HATE not having my contacts and calendar on my phone. I don’t know where the heck to be, and whenever someone calls I don’t know who it is… :)

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47951 Bryan Sherman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:03:13 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47951 @Anne Well, first the good news. One of the new Android phones Verizon is selling provides a tool to sync outlook calendar and contacts to your Android phone. I bet you see the bad news, it is the Droid Eris. It is an HTC add on (they build the Eris). http://blog.brightpointuk.co.uk/synchronise-htc-hero-microsoft-outlook It is NOT a wireless solution, you sync via USB connected phone. And it is not on the Droid. It also does not sync e-mail. There is a commercial solution that syncs wirelessly at a cost of $39.95: http://www.companionlink.com/products/clg-googlesync/companionlinkforgoogle-outlook.html?pim=OL&hh=ANDROID BUT, a.) I have not used it, b.) it uses the Google cloud to sync, so if you are concerned about that, no go. Now for my unhelpful add. To really leverage an Android phone, you should embrace gmail. You can connect all your accounts through there. If someone e-mails my pFoody.com e-mail address, I get it in my gmail account, and when I reply they see it coming from @pFoody.com. @Anne
Well, first the good news. One of the new Android phones Verizon is selling provides a tool to sync outlook calendar and contacts to your Android phone. I bet you see the bad news, it is the Droid Eris. It is an HTC add on (they build the Eris).
http://blog.brightpointuk.co.uk/synchronise-htc-hero-microsoft-outlook

It is NOT a wireless solution, you sync via USB connected phone. And it is not on the Droid. It also does not sync e-mail.

There is a commercial solution that syncs wirelessly at a cost of $39.95:
http://www.companionlink.com/products/clg-googlesync/companionlinkforgoogle-outlook.html?pim=OL&hh=ANDROID

BUT, a.) I have not used it, b.) it uses the Google cloud to sync, so if you are concerned about that, no go.

Now for my unhelpful add. To really leverage an Android phone, you should embrace gmail. You can connect all your accounts through there. If someone e-mails my pFoody.com e-mail address, I get it in my gmail account, and when I reply they see it coming from @pFoody.com.

]]> By: Anne Culpon http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47950 Anne Culpon Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:49:44 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47950 Bryan...thanks for your response... I use the email/calendar/contacts for my business (I work in the beauty industry) and am self employed, so I don't access a corporate email account through exchange. As you said, I am using Outlook to access non-exchange email via POP3. On my old Windows Mobile phone, I would sync email/calendar/contacts from my PC through Wireless Sync. It would push updates both ways. 2 things...(1) there's no way on God's earth I'm giving up my email address as I've had it for 10 years. (2) my husband has me freaked out about the whole google storing personal info thing, which in turn has me concerned about my clients privacy as well as myself. (3) I absolutely MUST have my calendar/email/contacts with me always, or I'm toast. -- My hope was to eventually phase out my paper client schedule and do it all on my phone, but I have to have 2 calendars (personal & business) and am not sure that will work. Any help would be great...I did get my email to sync directly with my ISP, but that doesn't update my email on my PC...aaargh. Anne :) Bryan…thanks for your response…

I use the email/calendar/contacts for my business (I work in the beauty industry) and am self employed, so I don’t access a corporate email account through exchange. As you said, I am using Outlook to access non-exchange email via POP3. On my old Windows Mobile phone, I would sync email/calendar/contacts from my PC through Wireless Sync. It would push updates both ways.

2 things…(1) there’s no way on God’s earth I’m giving up my email address as I’ve had it for 10 years. (2) my husband has me freaked out about the whole google storing personal info thing, which in turn has me concerned about my clients privacy as well as myself. (3) I absolutely MUST have my calendar/email/contacts with me always, or I’m toast. — My hope was to eventually phase out my paper client schedule and do it all on my phone, but I have to have 2 calendars (personal & business) and am not sure that will work.

Any help would be great…I did get my email to sync directly with my ISP, but that doesn’t update my email on my PC…aaargh.

Anne :)

]]> By: ZD http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47946 ZD Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:24:36 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47946 I found only one Google calendar was supported although you can add multiple gmail account. Only the 1st gmail account has the option to sync the calendar. Is there a way around it? I found only one Google calendar was supported although you can add multiple gmail account. Only the 1st gmail account has the option to sync the calendar. Is there a way around it?

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47944 Bryan Sherman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:02:54 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47944 @Anne I would need more info, like what is your current e-mail. I will take a stab in the dark and ask if you use Outlook to access non-exchange e-mail via POP/IMAP. In English... is it your work e-mail (probably exchange) or personal e-mail through your ISP (probably POP/IMAP). Droid's built-in exchange support connects to corporate e-mail to sync. If yours is not on an Exchange server, you will need another solution. Things work much easier with a gmail account. The good news it you can setup a gmail account to retrieve mail from a POP/IMAP account. I currently do that with a couple of e-mail accounts I have on my own domains. (OK, so 6 different accounts, I am a geek). @Anne
I would need more info, like what is your current e-mail. I will take a stab in the dark and ask if you use Outlook to access non-exchange e-mail via POP/IMAP. In English… is it your work e-mail (probably exchange) or personal e-mail through your ISP (probably POP/IMAP). Droid’s built-in exchange support connects to corporate e-mail to sync. If yours is not on an Exchange server, you will need another solution.

Things work much easier with a gmail account. The good news it you can setup a gmail account to retrieve mail from a POP/IMAP account. I currently do that with a couple of e-mail accounts I have on my own domains. (OK, so 6 different accounts, I am a geek).

]]> By: Anne Culpon http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47940 Anne Culpon Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:23:35 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47940 I'm a little technically challenged, so I'm having difficulty figuring out how to synce all email/contacts/calendar onto my droid like it did with my windows mobile phone. I was using Wireless Sync. It is looking like they are forcing me to switch over to gmail and upload and sync everything there. I have had my current email address for 10 years and I'm not about to give it up now...HELP!! I’m a little technically challenged, so I’m having difficulty figuring out how to synce all email/contacts/calendar onto my droid like it did with my windows mobile phone. I was using Wireless Sync. It is looking like they are forcing me to switch over to gmail and upload and sync everything there. I have had my current email address for 10 years and I’m not about to give it up now…HELP!!

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47925 Bryan Sherman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:57 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47925 Good news, I heard back from Verizon resource RE: Exchange notes As we have already discussed, Mail, Calendar and Contacts are available out of the box. Matt adds: ---------- If a customer needs to have the above + Task support and Global Address Look Up then the customer will need to download an application called Touchdown Key (download free version and then buy the touchdown key for $9.99). This application is on both the Motorola and the Eris. If a customer needs to sync Notes too, then they need the Motorola Droid and to download Mobile Exchange by moonrug. This will sync with exchange 2003 and 2007. --------- Moonrug is available on the Market, here is a link to an info page: http://moonrug.com/android/index.html I downloaded the trial, and confirm, that it works accessing your Notes. Good news, I heard back from Verizon resource RE: Exchange notes

As we have already discussed, Mail, Calendar and Contacts are available out of the box.

Matt adds:
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If a customer needs to have the above + Task support and Global Address Look Up then the customer will need to download an application called Touchdown Key (download free version and then buy the touchdown key for $9.99). This application is on both the Motorola and the Eris.

If a customer needs to sync Notes too, then they need the Motorola Droid and to download Mobile Exchange by moonrug. This will sync with exchange 2003 and 2007.
———
Moonrug is available on the Market, here is a link to an info page:
http://moonrug.com/android/index.html

I downloaded the trial, and confirm, that it works accessing your Notes.

]]> By: Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47854 Bryan Sherman Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:16:26 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47854 @Mark Not sure I am the best judge on my own sanity, but the Exchange support I see built into Android only syncs Mail/Calendar/Contacts. The link shared in the comments is from Microsoft, and clearly says Exchange ActiveSync does not support syncing Outlook Notes. I am not sure how Verizon Wireless sync operates. I am reaching out to a Verizon tech to get an answer. My suspicion right now is that you will need to rely on a 3rd-party sync tool to get Notes. For more discussion on this you can look at http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/android-living-on-a-cloud/ @Mark
Not sure I am the best judge on my own sanity, but the Exchange support I see built into Android only syncs Mail/Calendar/Contacts. The link shared in the comments is from Microsoft, and clearly says Exchange ActiveSync does not support syncing Outlook Notes.

I am not sure how Verizon Wireless sync operates. I am reaching out to a Verizon tech to get an answer. My suspicion right now is that you will need to rely on a 3rd-party sync tool to get Notes.

For more discussion on this you can look at http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/android-living-on-a-cloud/

]]> By: Mark http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47852 Mark Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:50:52 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47852 On the notes sync, are you guys nuts? Do you guys know what WIRELESS SYNC is from Verizon? It syncs all outlook calendars, contacts, tasks & NOTES. I use it everyday of my life. I too am hooked on storing things in notes in outlook. I asked Verizon and they said it (droid)will Sync all that my current one does (xv6700). I did not SPECIFICALLY ask them about the notes however. You know how that goes. If it does not sync notes, the people designing these phones are seriously, not to smart. On the notes sync, are you guys nuts? Do you guys know what WIRELESS SYNC is from Verizon? It syncs all outlook calendars, contacts, tasks & NOTES. I use it everyday of my life. I too am hooked on storing things in notes in outlook.

I asked Verizon and they said it (droid)will Sync all that my current one does (xv6700). I did not SPECIFICALLY ask them about the notes however. You know how that goes.

If it does not sync notes, the people designing these phones are seriously, not to smart.

]]> By: Android: Living on a Cloud — The Gadgeteer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/28/day-1-verizons-droid/comment-page-1/#comment-47795 Android: Living on a Cloud — The Gadgeteer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:01:31 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24269#comment-47795 [...] only access the information that Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync provides you. In the post Day 1: Verizon’s Droid and Account Maintenance the issue of syncing your Outlook Notes came up. In the comments Dave Lister helped us all out by [...] [...] only access the information that Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync provides you. In the post Day 1: Verizon’s Droid and Account Maintenance the issue of syncing your Outlook Notes came up. In the comments Dave Lister helped us all out by [...]

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