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-5
+9
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 Source: msrprelay
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Adrian Georgescu <ag@ag-projects.com>
 Uploaders: Saul Ibarra <saul@ag-projects.com>, Dan Pascu <dan@ag-projects.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.3.5), python(>= 2.7)
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), python(>= 2.7)
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 
 Package: msrprelay
 Architecture: all
 Depends: ${python:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, python-application (>= 1.2.8), python-gnutls (>= 3.0.0), python-twisted-core (>= 2.5.0), python-twisted-names, python-sqlobject (>= 0.10.2)
 Description: MSRP Relay, a RFC 4976 compatible IM/File transfer relay
  This software implements an MSRP relay, which is an extension to the MSRP
  protocol (RFC 4975). Its main role is to help NAT traversal of Interactive
  Messaging and file transfer sessions for SIP/MSRP endpoints located behind
  NAT.