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+the scripts in this directory are for upgrading the databases of older
+mirs. The scripts are date-marked. To upgrade a very old database, it
+might be needed to run several scripts, chronologically. The scripts
+are constructed so that running a script twice will not have ill effects.
+However, database conversion is always risky, so making a dump before
+converting is strongly advised.