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+Changes in release 3.3.0
+
+   * The default auth is changed to "bsdtcp", if you are using the default bsd
+     then you must add it to your configuration.
+       o in amanda.conf
+       o in amanda-client.conf
+       o in dumptype/disklist
+       o in xinetd (if no '-auth' argument to amandad)
+   * amdump trap crtl-c, it still send the report and do cleanup if you do
+     one crtl-c, do it more than once to abort the run.
+   * s3 device
+       o use multiple threads to speedup the transfer
+       o can connect to eucalytus.
+       o new NB_THREADS_BACKUP property
+       o new NB_THREADS_RECOVERY property
+       o new S3_HOST property
+       o new S3_SERVICE_PATH property
+       o new S3_SUBDOMAIN property
+   * chg-aggregate: new changer that use other changer sequentially.
+   * meta-volume
+   * Add meta label in tapelist file
+   * chg-disk:
+       o support for removable disk
+       o new NUM-SLOT property
+       o new AUTO-CREATE-SLOT property
+       o new REMOVABLE property
+       o new MOUNT property
+       o new UMOUNT property
+       o new UMOUNT-LOCKFILE property
+       o new UMOUNT-IDLE property
+   * new taperscan algorithm:
+       o oldest: this algorithm try to run through the volumes in the oldest
+        order
+       o lexical: this algorithm try to run through the volumes in the natural
+        order
+   * Change in amanda.conf
+       o new meta-autolabel option
+       o autolabel can include org, config, barcode, meta in the label
+       o new client-name option in appication and script.
+   * application and script in amanda-client.conf can be used to set default
+     properties for application or script.
+   * amlabel
+       o The label argument is no longer required, an autolabel can be
+        generated
+       o new --meta option
+       o new --barcode option
+       o new --assign option
+   * amgtar, amstar: The path must be specified, it will not works with a
+     device.
+   * amrecover: decompression and decryption are now done on the client if
+               compression/encryption was done on the client.
+   * amtape: inventory print the current slot
+   * amanda.conf:
+       o autoflush have value "no|yes|all"
+       o script have single-execution setting.
+       o Add pre-amcheck, post-amcheck, pre-estimate, post-estimate, pre-backup
+         and post-backup to execute-on of script.
+       o Add taperscan and interactivity section.
+       o add 'server' value in recovery-limit.
+       o add dump-limit in a dumptype.
+   * amanda-client.conf
+       o add amdump-server setting.
+   * script are searched in $APPLICATION_DIR, $CONFIG_DIR/<conf>/application
+     and $CONFIG_DIR/application
+   * amservice
+       o add -s argument
+       o is also installed on client
+   * new amdumpd server service, if enable, it allow client to start a backup
+     of itself.
+   * new amdump_client program, it is use on client to start a backup of itself
+   * implement restore command amzfs-sendrecv, it can be use with amrecover.
+
+Changes in release 3.2.2
+
+   * Do not restore the NUL padding bytes, some program fail with them.
+   * Fix driver doing nothing if taper crash early.
+   * Fix taperalog *FIT no going to second volume.
+   * Fix amrestore '-p' not going to next file.
+   * flush even if flush threshold are not met if it save tape space.
+   * fix crash in amtrmidx due to memory leak.
+   * amsamba use 'Use smbclient -TF' for restore.
+
 Changes in release 3.2.1
 
    * barcode are added to the tapelist file.