diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
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-config.log
-config.cache
-config.status
-autom4te.cache
-Makefile
-lint.out
-rsa_respond.tar.gz
-.depend
diff --git a/Mercurial-Access b/Mercurial-Access
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+The Charybdis Mercurial repository can be checked out using the following command:
+	hg clone http://hg.atheme.org/charybdis charybdis-devel
+
+The stable version can be checked out using the following command:
+	hg clone http://hg.atheme.org/release/charybdis-2.2 charybdis-stable
+
+Charybdis's Mercurial repository depot can be browsed over the internet at 
+the following address:
+	http://hg.atheme.org/
diff --git a/SVN-Access b/SVN-Access
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-The charybdis repository is available for anonymous access:
-	svn co http://svn.atheme.org/charybdis/trunk charybdis-devel
-
-For the latest stable:
-	svn co http://svn.atheme.org/charybdis/branches/stable charybdis-stable
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-Makefile
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-Makefile
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-Makefile
-setup.h
diff --git a/modules/.cvsignore b/modules/.cvsignore
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-Makefile
-static_modules.c
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-Makefile
-y.tab.*
-lex.yy.c
-ircd
-version.c.last
-version.c
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-Makefile
-mkpasswd
-viconf
-convertconf
-fixklines
-convertklines
-encspeed
-convertilines
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