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diff --git a/clients/ivamUtil.py b/clients/ivamUtil.py
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+
+import gzip
+
+def getContents(fn):
+    f = file(fn, "r")
+    r = f.readline().strip(" \t\r\n")
+    f.close()
+    return r
+
+
+def setContents(fn, s):
+    f = file(fn, "w")
+    f.write("%s\n" % s)
+    f.close()
+
+def magicFile(fn, mode):
+
+    f = None
+    
+    try:
+        f = gzip.open(fn, mode)
+        f.read(1)
+        f.seek(0)
+        return f
+        
+    except IOError:
+
+        if not f is None:
+            f.close()
+
+    return open(fn, mode)
+            
+        
+
+    
+