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diff --git a/txt/installation_en.txt b/txt/installation_en.txt
index c552afab..ac606c76 100644
--- a/txt/installation_en.txt
+++ b/txt/installation_en.txt
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
 
   The crucial ingredient for all of this is Perl.  Earlier versions of
   Spider required perl 5.004, however it is now STRONGLY recommended
-  that you use at least version 5.005_03 as this is the version being
-  used in the development of Spider.
+  that you use at least version 5.6.1 as this is the version being used
+  in the development of Spider.
 
 
   In addition to the standard Red Hat distribution you will require the
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@
 
 
 
-  o  Data-Dumper-2.101.tar.gz
+  o  Data-Dumper-2.101.tar.gz   this is included in perl 5.6.1 and above
 
   o  TimeDate-1.10.tar.gz
 
-  o  IO-1.20.tar.gz (for perl 5.00403 and lower)
+  o  IO-1.20.tar.gz  (for perl 5.00403 and lower)
 
   o  Net-Telnet-3.03.tar.gz
 
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@
 
 
 
-  # tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Data-Dumper-2.101.tar.gz
-  # cd Data-Dumper-2.101
-  # perl Makefile.PL
-  # make test
-  # make install
-  # cd ..
-  #
   # tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/TimeDate-1.10.tar.gz
   # cd TimeDate-1.10
   # perl Makefile.PL
@@ -133,13 +126,6 @@
   # make install
   # cd ..
   #
-  # tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/IO-1.20.tar.gz
-  # cd IO-1.20
-  # perl Makefile.PL
-  # make test
-  # make install UNINST=1
-  # cd ..
-  #
   # tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Net-Telnet-3.03.tar.gz
   # cd Net-Telnet-3.02
   # perl Makefile.PL
@@ -170,6 +156,27 @@
 
 
 
+  Only if you need to do these (because your perl is old):-
+
+
+  #
+  # tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/IO-1.20.tar.gz
+  # cd IO-1.20
+  # perl Makefile.PL
+  # make test
+  # make install UNINST=1
+  # cd ..
+  #
+  # tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Data-Dumper-2.101.tar.gz
+  # cd Data-Dumper-2.101
+  # perl Makefile.PL
+  # make test
+  # make install
+  # cd ..
+  #
+
+
+
   Do not fall into the trap of thinking they're all the same, just
   because they nearly are! Pay particular attention to the instructions
   of IO, above.
@@ -234,7 +241,7 @@
 
 
 
-       # vi /etc/group                (or your favorite editor)
+  # vi /etc/group                (or your favorite editor)
 
 
 
@@ -292,15 +299,14 @@
   Using the distributed DXVars.pm as a a template, set your cluster
   callsign, sysop callsign and other user info to suit your own
   environment.
-
-
-
        $mycall = "GB7DJK";
 
 
 
-  This is the call sign of your cluster.  If you use an SSID then
-  include it here also.
+  This is the call sign of your cluster.  Here in the UK we have
+  separate callsigns for our cluster nodes. If you can't use a different
+  callsign I suggest you use an SSID of '-2' for the node callsign
+  '$mycall'.
 
 
 
@@ -359,6 +365,9 @@
   use it though it has to be "made".  CD to /spider/src and type make.
   You should see the output on your screen and hopefully now have a
   small C program called client.  Leave it in this directory.
+
+
+
   1.6.  Starting up for the first time
 
   We can now bring spider up for the first time and see if all is well
@@ -406,7 +415,7 @@
 
 
 
-       shutdown
+  shutdown
 
 
 
@@ -469,6 +478,7 @@
 
   o  Enter the correct line in /etc/services (root)
 
+
   o  Enter the correct line in /etc/inetd.conf (root)
 
   o  killall -HUP inetd (root)
@@ -535,8 +545,6 @@
   There are 2 main node packages in use of which I shall keep to the
   original by Tomi Manninen, OH2BNS as this is included in the ax25 rpms
   as standard.  The other is AWZNode by IZ5AWZ.
-
-
   NB: The AX25 stuff in 2.4 kernels appears to have been broken until
   2.4.18.  I strongly suggest you get at least this kernel.
 
@@ -609,6 +617,8 @@
   NOTE:- before we start it is important to realise that every interface
   requires a different SSID.  You should be able to follow this in the
   following examples.
+
+
   3.5.  axports
 
   This file sets up the ax25 ports you want to use.  An example is below
@@ -657,6 +667,7 @@
   The file headings are as follows ...
 
 
+
   portname        -       The name you will refer to the port by
   callsign        -       This is the callsign that NET/ROM traffic from this
                           port will use