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-Chris O'Haver <chris@coredns.io>
-John Belamaric <john@coredns.io>
-Manuel Alejandro de Brito Fontes <aledbf@gmail.com>
-Miek Gieben <miek@coredns.io>
-Yong Tang <yong.tang@coredns.io>