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  OpenSSL 0.9.7-dev 24 Sep 2000
 
- Copyright (c) 1998-2000 The OpenSSL Project
+ Copyright (c) 1998-2002 The OpenSSL Project
  Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson
  All rights reserved.