[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="http://joeyh.name/"
 ip="209.250.56.154"
 subject="comment 3"
 date="2014-03-18T19:49:09Z"
 content="""
The new [[special_remotes/external]] special remote's protocol has GETSTATE and SETSTATE commands that can be used to store per-remote values in the git-annex branch.

So, please go make these special remotes using it!
"""]]