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 # Manual and Documentation
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+THIS PROJECT IS NO LONGER ACTIVELY MAINTAINED AND IS LOOKING FOR NEW MAINTAINER. THE DOCUMENTATION REFERS MAINLY TO THE IDS-PROTOCOL AND NOT ON THE DSP-PROTOCOL!
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 This documentation should help you to become familiar with the Dataspace Connector - to try it out,
 integrate it in your use cases, or contribute to its development.
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