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 * Wiki: <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ROCKETMQ/Apache+RocketMQ+Home>
 * Issues: <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RocketMQ>
 * Ask: <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/rocketmq> or <https://www.quora.com/topic/RocketMQ>
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