If you are upgrading to version 3.0 from an older version of the
software, it is vitally important that you clear out your existing
transactions with the older software.  We can't bear any
responsibility for problems caused by not adhering to this advice.
The data format used by the system has changed in an incompatible way,
and when the system finds data that's not in the correct format, its
behavior can be unpredictable.

If you're having problems with your current version of the software
and feel you need to use a newer version to clear out the existing
transactions, please upgrade to 2.1.8.  This version has no known
outstanding bugs and is compatible with all 2.1 subversions.  Only
when there are no remaining transactions in the system should you
upgrade to 3.0.  (Beta testers must clear out their data with the beta
version they're using -- beta versions aren't guaranteed to be
compatible with any other versoins.)

We will try to prevent this incompatability where possible in future
versions of the software.
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$Id: READ_ME_FIRST,v 1.4 1998/10/31 00:04:04 ddj Exp $