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+################################################################################
+# Telnet Server environment variables.
+#
+# This file contains non-OpenELEC evironment variables as well as OpenELEC
+# evironment variables that are not user defined.
+################################################################################
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Start Telnet Server on boot.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+OE_START_TELNETSERVER=yes