diff --git a/samples/contacts/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/samples/contacts/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
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-# Global logging configuration
-log4j.rootLogger=WARN, stdout, fileout
-
-#log4j.logger.org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.metadata=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.target=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.springframework.transaction.interceptor=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.intercept=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.intercept.method=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.intercept.web=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.afterinvocation=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.acl=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.acl.basic=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.taglibs.authz=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.ui.basicauth=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.ui=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.afterinvocation=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.ui.rmi=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.ui.httpinvoker=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.util=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-#log4j.logger.org.acegisecurity.providers.dao=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-log4j.logger.sample.contact=DEBUG, stdout, fileout
-
-# Console output...
-log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.stdout.layout.conversionPattern=[%p,%c{1},%t] %m%n
-
-# Rolling log file output...
-log4j.appender.fileout=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
-log4j.appender.fileout.File=contacts.log
-#log4j.appender.fileout.File=${webapp.root}/WEB-INF/log4j.log
-log4j.appender.fileout.MaxFileSize=1024KB
-log4j.appender.fileout.MaxBackupIndex=1
-log4j.appender.fileout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
-log4j.appender.fileout.layout.conversionPattern=%d{ABSOLUTE} %5p %c{1},%t:%L - %m%n
diff --git a/samples/contacts/src/main/resources/messages.properties b/samples/contacts/src/main/resources/messages.properties
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-err.name=Name 3-50 characters is required.
-err.email=Email 3-50 characters is required.
-err.permission=Permission is required.
-err.recipient=Recipient is required.
-err.permission.invalid=The indicated permission is invalid.
-err.recipient.length=The recipient is too long (maximum 100 characters).
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