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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
+<!-- do not use the "Type" attribute here, that one is only for
+     generated package.xml files -->
+<package version="1.0">
+  <name>Mail</name>
+  <summary>Class that provides multiple interfaces for sending emails</summary>
+  <description> The PEAR's Mail:: interface, defines the interface for implementing
+ mailers under the PEAR hierarchy, and provides supporting functions
+ useful in multiple mailer backends. Currently supported are native PHP mail() function,
+ sendmail and SMTP. This package also provides a RFC 822 Email address list validation utility class.
+  </description>
+  <license>PHP License</license>
+  <maintainers>
+    <maintainer>
+      <user>chagenbu</user>
+      <role>lead</role>
+      <name>Chuck Hagenbuch</name>
+      <email>chuck@horde.org</email>
+    </maintainer>
+    <maintainer>
+      <user>richard</user>
+      <role>developer</role>
+      <name>Richard Heyes</name>
+      <email>richard@phpguru.org</email>
+    </maintainer>
+  </maintainers>
+  <release>
+    <version>1.0</version>
+    <date>2002-06-06</date>
+    <notes>Initial release as PEAR package</notes>
+    <state>stable</state>
+    <filelist>
+        <dir name="/" role="php">
+            <file name="Mail.php"/>
+            <dir name="Mail">
+                <file name="mail.php"/>
+                <file name="sendmail.php"/>
+                <file name="smtp.php"/>
+                <file name="RFC822.php"/>
+            </dir>
+        </dir>
+    </filelist>
+  </release>
+</package>