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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2014-05-08T16:36:13Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="139" ns="2" title="User:Elagunes" pageid="0" type="newusers" action="byemail" userid="12" user="Admin" timestamp="2018-09-17T17:25:52Z" comment="" />
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      <item logid="137" ns="0" title="DSC Software EULA" pageid="2" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Admin" timestamp="2014-07-16T14:28:40Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="235" prev="106" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="136" ns="2" title="User:VVivas" pageid="0" type="newusers" action="byemail" userid="11" user="Admin" timestamp="2014-06-27T18:08:40Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="135" ns="2" title="User:Lmahadeva" pageid="0" type="newusers" action="byemail" userid="10" user="Admin" timestamp="2014-05-28T18:59:41Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="134" ns="6" title="File:Add-OnWebSA SystemSettingsPage 2014-05-07 1711.png" pageid="144" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="opyna397bab2nuokdvkx0de3hd9kacr" img_timestamp="2014-05-08T21:14:00Z" user="Razhar" timestamp="2014-05-08T21:14:00Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="133" ns="6" title="File:Add-OnWebSA SAOperator-2014-05-07 1710.png" pageid="143" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="ae5z8mkywcg62iiw0gp5uccohzi7zyn" img_timestamp="2014-05-08T21:13:31Z" user="Razhar" timestamp="2014-05-08T21:13:31Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="132" ns="6" title="File:PackageSelection StandaloneINT 2014-05-05 1023.png" pageid="140" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="48d0e4cf7abfukavde1c0cdi39m0r88" img_timestamp="2014-05-08T17:14:27Z" user="Razhar" timestamp="2014-05-08T17:14:27Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="131" ns="6" title="File:WorkgroupWebSA LoginFailed NotActivated.png" pageid="137" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="j8j4613ms5a8evbi98pzmccj83nlxrp" img_timestamp="2014-05-08T16:43:03Z" user="Razhar" timestamp="2014-05-08T16:43:03Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="130" ns="6" title="File:WorkgroupWebSA StartMenu Win7.png" pageid="136" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="skhsb3m64n3itw6fbeat8gghqpugdx8" img_timestamp="2014-05-08T16:36:31Z" user="Razhar" timestamp="2014-05-08T16:36:31Z" comment="Workgroup Web SA Windows 7 Start Menu" />
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>