diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/htmlarea/plugins/SpellChecker/.htaccess b/phpgwapi/js/htmlarea/plugins/SpellChecker/.htaccess
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index 0000000000..2f341a6448
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+++ b/phpgwapi/js/htmlarea/plugins/SpellChecker/.htaccess
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+Options +ExecCGI