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@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ Changes since version 2.5.6:
     * Fixed a bug in the --backup code that could cause deleted files
       to not get backed up.
 
+    * Call setgroups() in a more portable manner.
+
+    * Improved file-related error messages to better indicate exactly
+      what pathname failed. (Wayne Davison)
+
+    * Fixed some bugs in the handling of --delete and --exclude when
+      using the --relative (-R) option. (Wayne Davison)
+
+    * Fixed bug that prevented regular files from replacing
+      special files and caused a directory in --link-dest or
+      --compare-dest to block the creation of a file with the
+      same path.  A directory still cannot be replaced by a
+      regular file unless --delete specified.  (J.W. Schultz)
+
   INTERNAL:
 
     * Eliminated vestigial support for old versions that we stopped
@@ -88,6 +102,12 @@ Changes since version 2.5.6:
     * Some cleanup made to the exclude code, as well as some new
       defines added to enhance readability. (Wayne Davison)
 
+    * Changed the protocol-version code so that it can interact at a
+      lower protocol level than the maximum supported by both sides.
+      Added an undocumented option, --protocol=N, to force the value
+      we advertise to the other side (primarily for testing purposes).
+      (Wayne Davison)
+
 
 NEWS for rsync version 2.5.6, aka the dwd-between-jobs release
 Protocol: 26 (unchanged)