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+This is ares, an asynchronous resolver library. It is intended for
+applications which need to perform DNS queries without blocking, or
+need to perform multiple DNS queries in parallel. The primary
+examples of such applications are servers which communicate with
+multiple clients and programs with graphical user interfaces.
+
+FTP: ftp://athena-dist.mit.edu/pub/ATHENA/ares/
+Author: Greg Hudson <ghudson@mit.edu>