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+Sat Dec 30 9:50:13 2000 Shantonu Sen <ssen@mit.edu>
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+       * Created a new file "DATE" to hold the date
+       of the most recent nmh release. This date will be
+       used in the manpages.
+
+       * Updated docs/README.developers to add the step
+       of updating DATE. Also, updated configure to
+       read in the contents of the file as the variable
+       $DATE.
+
+       * Started work on updating man pages, with only
+       ali finished so far. Changes: 1) no dependence
+       on an external macro file, 2) uses only
+       -man macros (although I may be mistaken in this),
+       3) syntax in the SYNOPSIS is a little more
+       in line with standard UNIX documentation, such as
+       bold flags and italicized parameters.
+
 Sun Dec 24 10:06:30 2000 Shantonu Sen <ssen@mit.edu>
 
        * Updated INSTALL with information about the