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diff --git a/contrib/readme.txt b/contrib/readme.txt
index d9ae0250..6438c99a 100644
--- a/contrib/readme.txt
+++ b/contrib/readme.txt
@@ -4,13 +4,22 @@ Contrib Plugins README
 This directory contains plugins which have been contributed by various people, but that
 have not yet been incorporated into the core plugins distribution.
 
+Most Perl plugins should work without modification.  Some of the C plugins may require
+a few tweaks to compile.
+
 If you have questions regarding the use of these plugins, try contacting the author(s)
-or post a message to the nagios-users mailing list (nagios-users@onelist.com)
+or post a message to the nagiosplug-help mailing list (nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net)
 requesting assistance.
 
 
-Plugin Overview
----------------
+
+Contrib Tarballs
+----------------
+
+In addition to the plugins located in this directory, there are some additional tarballs
+containing plugins in the tarballs/ subdirectory.  They have not yet been organized.
+A brief description of their contents follows.
+
 
 berger-ping.tar.gz      - Perl script version of the check_ping plugin and a corresponding
                           CGI (mtr.cgi) that uses mtr to traceroute a path to a host.
@@ -21,71 +30,13 @@ bowen-langley_plugins.tar.gz
                           (Adam Bown & Thomas Langley)
 
 
-check_bgpstate.tar.gz   - Perl script intended for monitoring BGP sessions on Cisco routers.
+check_bgp-1.0.tar.gz   - Perl script intended for monitoring BGP sessions on Cisco routers.
                           Only useful if you are using BGP4 as a routing protocol.  For 
                           critical alert the AS (autonomous system) number has to be in the
                           uplinks hash (see the source code).  Requires SNMP read community.
                           (Christoph Kron)
 
-check_breeze.tar.gz     - Perl script to test signal strength on Breezecom wireless
-                          equipment (Jeffrey Blank)
-
-check_dns_random.tar.gz - Perl script to see if dns resolves hosts randomly from a list 
-                          using the check_dns plugin (Richard Mayhew)
-
-check_flexlm.tar.gz     - Perl script to check a flexlm licensing manager using lmtest
-                          (Ernst-Dieter Martin)
-
-check_hltherm.tar.gz    - C program to check the temperature on a Hot Little Therm temperature
-                          probe.  The HLT device, along with temperature probes, can be obtained
-                          from Spiderplant at http://www.spiderplant.com
-                          (Ethan Galstad)
-
-check_ifoperstatus.tar.gz
-                        - Perl script that checks the operational interface status (up/down) for
-                          one interface on cisco/ascend routers. Especially useful for monitoring 
-                          leased lines.  Requires SNMP read community and SNMP interface key.
-                          (Christoph Kron)         
-
-check_ifstatus.tar.gz   - Perl script that checks operational interface status for every interface
-                          on cisco routers. Requires SNMP read community.
-                          (Christoph Kron)
-
-check_ipxping.tar.gz    - C program that it similiar to the check_ping plugin, except that it
-                          send IPX ping packets to Novell servers or other IPX devices.  This
-                          requires the ipxping binary for Linux systems.  It does NOT by work
-                          without modification with the ipxping binary for SunOS/Solaris.
-                          (Ethan Galstad)
-
-check_maxchannels.tar.gz
-                        - Perl script that can only be used for monitoring Ascend/Lucent Max/TNT
-                          access server. Checks ISDN channels and modem cards. Also shows ISDN and
-                          modem usage.  Requires SNMP read community.
-                          (Christoph Kron)
-
-check_maxwanstate.tar.gz 
-                        - Perl script that can only be used for monitoring Ascend/Lucent Max/TNT
-                          access server. Checks if every enabled E1/T1 interface is operational
-                          (link active). Requires SNMP read community.
-                          (Christoph Kron)
-
-check_memory.tgz        - C program to check available system memory - RAM, swap, buffers,
-                          and cache (Joshua Jackson)
-
-check_nfs.tar.gz        - Perl script to test and NFS server using rpcinfo
-                          (Ernst-Dieter Martin)
-                          <NOW PART OF check_rpc IN CORE>
-
-check_ntp.tar.gz        - Perl script to check an NTP time source (Bo Kernsey)
-                          <MOVED TO CORE>
-
-check_ora.tar.gz        - Shell script that will check an Oracle database and the TNS listener.
-                          Unlike the check_oracle plugin, this plugin detects when a database is
-                          down and does not create temp files (Jason Hedden)
-                          <MOVED TO CORE>
-
-check_pop3.tar.gz       - Perl script that checks to see if POP3 is running and whether or not
-                          authentication can take place (Richard Mayhew)
+check_memory.tgz        - C plugin to check available system memory
 
 check_radius.tar.gz     - C program to check RADIUS authentication. This is a hacked version of 
                           the Cistron Radiusd program radtest that acts as a plugin for Nagios.
@@ -95,24 +46,6 @@ check_radius.tar.gz     - C program to check RADIUS authentication. This is a ha
                           will not appear in the core plugin distribution!
                           (Adam Jacob)
 
-check_real.tar.gz       - C program to check the status of a REAL media server 
-                          (Pedro Leite)
-                          <MOVED TO CORE>
-
-check_rpc.pl.gz         - Perl script to check rpc services.  Will check to see if the a specified
-                          program is running on the specified server (Chris Kolquist)
-
-check_sap.tar.gz        - Shell script to check an SAP message or application server.  Requires
-                          that you install the saprfc-devel-45A-1.i386.rpm (or higher) package 
-                          on your system.  The package can be obtained from the SAP FTP site in 
-                          the /general/misc/unsupported/linux directory. (Kavel Salavec)
-
-check_uptime.tar.gz     - C program to check system uptime.  Must be compiled with the release
-                          1.2.8 or later of the plugins. (Teresa Ramanan)
-
-check_wave.tar.gz       - Perl script to test signal strength on Speedlan wireless
-                          equipment (Jeffrey Blank)
-
 hopcroft-plugins.tar.gz - Various example plugin scripts contributed by Stanley Hopcroft.
                           Includes a plugin to check Internet connectivity by checking various
                           popular search engines, a plugin to check the availability of login
@@ -121,27 +54,7 @@ hopcroft-plugins.tar.gz - Various example plugin scripts contributed by Stanley
                           search via the web.
                           (Stanley Hopcroft)
 
-maser-oracle.tar.gz     - This is a modification to the check_oracle plugin script that returns
-                          the response time in milliseconds.  Requires the Oracle tnsping utility.
-                          (Christoph Maser)
-
 radius.tar.gz           - Code modifications necessary to make the radexample app 
                           supplied with the radiusclient code work as a RADIUS plugin
                           for Nagios (Nick Shore)
 
-vincent-check_radius.tar.gz
-                        - C program to check RADIUS authentication.  Requires the radiusclient 
-                          library available from ftp://ftp.cityline.net/pub/radiusclient/
-                          (Robert August Vincent II)
-                          <MOVED TO CORE>
-
-weipert-mysql.tar.gz    - C program to check a connection to a MySQL database server, with an
-                          optional username and password.  Requires mysql.h and libmysqlclient
-                          to compile (Time Weipert)
-
-wright-mysql.tar.gz     - Perl script to check MySQL database servers.  Requires that mysqladmin(1)
-                          be installed on the system (included in the MySQL distribution).  This
-                          plugin can accept warning and critical thresholds for the number of threads
-                          in use by the server (Mitch Wright)
-
-