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+/mit/__init__.py contains some useful functionality for Django applications
+running at MIT, particularly on the scripts.mit.edu platform
+
+- zephyr(msg, clas, instance, rcpt) sends a zephyr (by shelling out to zwrite).
+  This may be useful for debugging or logging
+- ScriptsRemoteUserMiddleware and ScriptsRemoteUserBackend work together to
+  auto-create users from certificates on scripts.mit.edu-hosted sites. Account
+  details are automatically retrieved from LDAP.
+- scripts_login is a view that tries to log users into a site using certs.
+
+To use them, you'll probably want to symlink or copy the "mit" directory into
+your project, add it to your apps list, and modify your middlewares and auth
+backend appropriately. Do *not* link this (the "django" directory) into your
+app; it's reasonably likely to break your "import django.foo" statements.
+
+This code is descended from work on Remit (https://remit.scripts.mit.edu/trac/)
+and the ASA DB (https://asa.scripts.mit.edu/trac/); current and past bugs are
+likely to be filed there.