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2021-09-13	- 3.0.3 -> 3.0.5
		- Changed tcp wrappers URL from ftp to http thanks to
		  browsers' disdain for FTP of late
		  Hmmm, would the Wikipedia page be better?
		  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP_Wrappers
		- Added Wikipedia link for vsftpd article
		- Added a few notes about SSL
2019-01-12	- Various little things not worth mentioning
		- Slackware patches for OpenSSL >= 1.1.0
		- Updated Slackware package list for 14.2, removed older
		  than 13.37
		- md5sum & sha1sum -> sha256sum
2015-12-16	- 3.0.2 -> 3.0.3
		- Removed leading space (for clarity) after escaped end of
		  previous lines in some spots; some shells are pickier than
		  others
		- Also install a /etc/vsftpd.conf.dist for reference
2014-05-06	- Updated Slackware note for 14.1, removed older than 13.0
		- Instead of _replacing_ LDFLAGS and CFLAGS at the command
		  line for OpenSSL, update the Makefile using sed
		- Added note about connect error "500 OOPS: child died"
2012-10-22	- 2.3.5 -> 3.0.2
		- Changed home page URL from
		  http://vsftpd.beasts.org/
		  to
		  https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd.html
		  (the former redirects to the latter)
		- Rather than alter the Makefile, just run 'install'
2012-03-01	- 2.3.2 -> 2.3.5
		- Use /bin/false for the /etc/passwd shell, and /home/ftp
		  for the home directory
		- Updated Slackware note for 13.37
2010-10-31	- 2.2.2 -> 2.3.2
		- Updated Slackware note for 13.1, removed 11.0
2010-01-09	- 2.1.2 -> 2.2.2
		- Updated Slackware note for 13.0
2009-07-12	- 2.0.5 -> 2.1.2
		- Updated Slackware note for 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2,
		  removed older than 11.0
2006-08-14	- 2.0.4 -> 2.0.5
2006-03-16	- 2.0.3 -> 2.0.4
		- Updated notes about SSL
		- Typo: "to usr /usr" -> "to use /usr" :-)
		- Only run removepkg if it exists
		- Set to preserve the file's timestamp when backing up
		  vsftpd.conf
2005-11-04	- Updated Slack note for 10.2
		- Added note about starting up on boot-up
		- Added logrotate file for /var/log/vsftpd.log
2005-06-13	- 2.0.1 -> 2.0.3
		- Removed make, gcc, fileutils/coreutils links
		- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
		- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
		- Rearranged options to shut up the new version of find
		- root.root -> root:root, only run it when $UID = 0
		- Run egrep instead of grep
		- Another root.root -> root:root (already run while root)
		- Added note about Slackware's version, run removepkg
2004-07-27	- First entry

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