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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="20211027130838|2528" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="OpenVPN Mac OS X" pageid="69" revid="2516" old_revid="2512" rcid="2538" timestamp="2023-01-04T19:33:25Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="OpenVPN Windows Vista/7/8" pageid="13" revid="2515" old_revid="2514" rcid="2537" timestamp="2022-12-31T19:37:57Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="OpenVPN Windows Vista/7/8" pageid="13" revid="2514" old_revid="2513" rcid="2536" timestamp="2022-12-31T19:36:57Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="OpenVPN Windows Vista/7/8" pageid="13" revid="2513" old_revid="2509" rcid="2535" timestamp="2022-03-16T08:34:56Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="OpenVPN Mac OS X" pageid="69" revid="2512" old_revid="2486" rcid="2534" timestamp="2022-03-01T16:20:19Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Proxy Windows" pageid="149" revid="2511" old_revid="2494" rcid="2533" timestamp="2022-02-26T14:50:25Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Proxy Mac OSX" pageid="148" revid="2510" old_revid="2293" rcid="2532" timestamp="2022-02-26T14:50:13Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="OpenVPN Windows Vista/7/8" pageid="13" revid="2509" old_revid="2504" rcid="2531" timestamp="2022-02-26T14:06:46Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="OpenVPN Android" pageid="122" revid="2508" old_revid="2507" rcid="2530" timestamp="2021-11-03T15:41:23Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="OpenVPN Android" pageid="122" revid="2507" old_revid="2490" rcid="2529" timestamp="2021-11-03T15:27:55Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>