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@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ Changes since version 2.5.7:
 
   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
+    * "ssh" is now the default remote shell for rsync.  If you want to
+      change this, configure like this:  "./configure --with-rsh=rsh".
+
     * Added --files-from, --no-relative, --no-implied-dirs, and --from0.
       Note that --from0 affects the line-ending character for all the
       files read by the --*-from options. (Wayne Davison)
 
-    * Length of csum2 is now per-file starting with protocol verison
+    * Length of csum2 is now per-file starting with protocol version
       27. (J.W. Schultz)
 
-    * Per-file dynamic block size is now sqrt(file length).
-      The per-file checksum size is determined according
-      to an algorythm provided by Donovan Baarda which
-      reduces the probability of rsync algorithm
-      corrupting data and falling back using the whole md4
+    * Per-file dynamic block size is now sqrt(file length).  The
+      per-file checksum size is determined according to an algorithm
+      provided by Donovan Baarda which reduces the probability of rsync
+      algorithm corrupting data and falling back using the whole md4
       checksums. (J.W. Schultz, Donovan Baarda)
 
     * The --stats option no longer includes the (debug) malloc summary
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ Changes since version 2.5.7:
       sending side.  Made vanished source files not interfere with the
       file-deletion pass when --delete-after was specified.
 
+    * Various trailing-info sections are now preceded by a newline.
+
   BUG FIXES:
 
     * Fixed several exclude/include matching bugs when using wild-cards.
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ Changes since version 2.5.7:
         against the entire path, not just the name portion, even if
         there aren't any interior slashes in the term.  E.g. "foo**bar"
         would exclude "/path/foo-bar" (just like before) as well as
-        "/foo-path/baz-bar" (for instance).
+        "/foo-path/baz-bar" (unlike before).
 
     * The exclude list specified in the daemon's config file is now
       properly applied to the pulled items no matter how deep the
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ Changes since version 2.5.7:
       block size (including checksum_seed) is a multiple of 64.
       Previously it was not called, giving the wrong MD4 checksum.
       (Craig Barratt)
-  
+
     * For protocol version >= 27, a 64 bit bit counter is used in
       mdfour.c as required by the RFC.  Previously only a 32 bit bit
       counter was used, causing incorrect MD4 file checksums for
@@ -75,6 +79,12 @@ Changes since version 2.5.7:
 
     * Fixed file I/O error detection.  (John Van Essen)
 
+    * Fixed bogus "malformed address {hostname}" message in rsyncd log
+      when checking IP address against hostnames from "hosts allow"
+      and "hosts deny" parameters in config file.
+
+    * Print heap statistics when verbose >= 2 instead of when >= 1.
+
     * Fixed a compression (-z) bug when syncing a mostly-matching file
       that contains already-compressed data.  (Yasuoka Masahiko and
       Wayne Davison)
@@ -82,6 +92,10 @@ Changes since version 2.5.7:
     * Fixed a bug in the --backup code that could cause deleted files
       to not get backed up.
 
+    * When the backup code makes new directories, create them with mode
+      0700 instead of 0755 (since the directory permissions in the
+      backup tree are not yet copied from the main tree).
+
     * Call setgroups() in a more portable manner.
 
     * Improved file-related error messages to better indicate exactly
@@ -100,6 +114,9 @@ Changes since version 2.5.7:
       readdir fail caused by network filesystems issues and truncated
       files.  (David Norwood, Michael Brown, J.W. Schultz)
 
+    * Added a fix that should give ssh time to restore the tty settings
+      if the user presses Ctrl-C at an ssh password prompt.
+
   INTERNAL:
 
     * Eliminated vestigial support for old versions that we stopped