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+This directory will contain anything related to releasing a new version of 
+ddclient.  It will be a replacement for 
+http://ddclient.wiki.sourceforge.net/HowtoRelease
+
+Releasing files
+
+* tagging current version: see svn book
+* svn copy https://ddclient.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/ddclient/trunk https://ddclient.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/ddclient/tags/release-3.7.2
+* version nr aanpassen
+* bz2 en gz file aanmaken
+* ftp naar sf.net
+* aanmaken release:
+
+Release Notes 3.6.5 	2004-11-24
+ddclient-3.6.5.tar.bz2 	33311 	0 	Any 	.bz2
+ddclient-3.6.5.tar.gz 	35726 	0 	Any 	.gz
+
+* mail naar ddclient-support
+* news updaten
+
+
+* freshmeat updaten
+* website bijtimmeren: versie nummer aanpassen
+* [https://www.dyndns.com/developers/listings/3 dyndns update]
+
+
+website
+
+* recentste routers
+* postscript
+
+
+rss feeds
+
+* see https://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_project.php?group_id=116817
+