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Date : Mon Jan 23 14:48:58 EST 2006

I'm pleased to announce that PostgreSQL 8.1.0 packages are now
available from Blastwave, and should be making their way out to the
mirrors as I type. This set of packages includes libpq, the core
postgresql package, contrib, and the updated set of JDBC drivers.

Please note that there are a large number of changes with this 8.1.0
release - for details on all the new features, please see the
official PostgreSQL announcement :

        http://www.postgresql.org/docs/whatsnew.

Please also note that if you are intending to update to this version
from a previous installation (either 7.3.x or 8.0.x), you will need
to do a dump and reload of your database. Your old data directory
will not work with the new packages, due to changes made by the
PostgreSQL developers. For information on this dump and reload
procedure, see the HTML documentation (also included with the
package) at the following URL :

         http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/

interactive/backup.html. I recommend taking a full dump of your
database and testing the backup works as expected before proceeding
with this upgrade.

All comments, bug reports, feedback etc. welcome.

Mark Round