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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Pithos
+{
+    class privateFunctions {
+        public static List<string> validUserNames() {
+            List<string> valids = new List<string>();
+            valids.Add("Jake");
+            valids.Add("13HowardJS03");
+            return valids;
+        }
+
+        public static List<string> validMachineNames()
+        {
+            List<string> valids = new List<string>();
+            valids.Add(")");
+            return valids;
+        }
+    }
+}