diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
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+socat-1.5.0.0.tar.bz2
diff --git a/socat.spec b/socat.spec
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+Summary: Bidirectional data relay between two data channels ('netcat++')
+Name: socat
+Version: 1.5.0.0
+Release: 2%{?dist}
+License: GPL
+Url:  http://www.dest-unreach.org/%{name}
+Source: http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Group: Applications/Internet
+BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+BuildRequires: openssl-devel readline-devel ncurses-devel
+
+%description
+Socat is a relay for bidirectional data transfer between two independent data
+channels. Each of these data channels may be a file, pipe, device (serial line
+etc. or a pseudo terminal), a socket (UNIX, IP4, IP6 - raw, UDP, TCP), an
+SSL socket, proxy CONNECT connection, a file descriptor (stdin etc.), the GNU
+line editor (readline), a program, or a combination of two of these. 
+
+
+%prep
+%setup -q 
+
+
+%configure  \
+        --enable-help --enable-stdio \
+        --enable-fdnum --enable-file --enable-creat \
+        --enable-gopen --enable-pipe --enable-termios \
+        --enable-unix --enable-ip4 --enable-ip6 \
+        --enable-rawip --enable-tcp --enable-udp \
+        --enable-listen --enable-proxy --enable-exec \
+        --enable-system --enable-pty --enable-readline \
+        --enable-openssl --enable-sycls --enable-filan \
+        --enable-retry --enable-libwrap
+
+%build
+chmod 644 *.sh
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
+
+%install
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+
+make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
+
+%clean
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+
+%files 
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%doc BUGREPORTS CHANGES DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLES FAQ PORTING
+%doc COPYING* README SECURITY testcert.conf socat.html
+%doc daemon.sh ftp.sh gatherinfo.sh mail.sh proxy.sh 
+%doc proxyecho.sh readline.sh readline-test.sh
+%doc socks4echo.sh socks4a-echo.sh test.sh
+%{_bindir}/socat
+%{_bindir}/filan
+%{_bindir}/procan
+%doc %{_mandir}/man1/socat.1*
+
+%changelog
+* Sun Aug 20 2006 Paul Wouters <paul@xelerance.com> - 1.5.0.0-2
+- Added missing examples to doc section and removed execute bits.
+
+* Fri Aug 04 2006 Paul Wouters <paul@xelerance.com> - 1.5.0.0-1
+- Updated to 1.5.0.0
+- removed version cut/mversion, since source untars properly now.
+
+* Tue May 09 2006 Paul Wouters <paul@xelerance.com> - 1.4.3.1-1
+- Updated to 1.4.3.1
+
+* Thu Jan 26 2006 Paul Wouters <paul@xelerance.com> 1.4.3.0-2
+- Removed DESTDIR export and fixed two capitals
+
+* Thu Jan 26 2006 Paul Wouters <paul@xelerance.com> 1.4.3.0-1
+- Initial version based on Pascal Bleser <guru@unixtech.be> suse rpm
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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+84b709de13e236198a4606fb4b80e123  socat-1.5.0.0.tar.bz2