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  * [NOTES-Unix.md](NOTES-Unix.md)
  * [NOTES-VMS.md](NOTES-VMS.md)
  * [NOTES-Windows.txt](NOTES-Windows.txt)
- * [NOTES-Perl.m](NOTES-Perl.md)
+ * [NOTES-Perl.md](NOTES-Perl.md)
  * [NOTES-Valgrind.md](NOTES-Valgrind.md)
 
 Specific notes on upgrading to OpenSSL 3.0 from previous versions, as well as