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 HDF5 version 1.8.3-snap8 currently under development
-==> README.txt <==
+Please refer to the release_docs/INSTALL file for installation instructions.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This release is fully functional for the API described in the documentation. 
+See the RELEASE.txt file in the release_docs/ directory for information 
+specific to this release of the library.  Several INSTALL* files can also be 
+found in the release_docs/ directory:  INSTALL contains instructions for 
+compiling and installing the library;  INSTALL_parallel contains instructions 
+for installing the parallel version of the library;  similarly-named files
+contain instructions for VMS and several environments on MS Windows systems. 
+
+Documentation for this release can be found at the following URL:
+    http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/.
+
+The following  mailing lists are currently set up for HDF5 Library users:
+
+    news        - For announcements of HDF5 related developments,
+                  not a discussion list.
+
+    hdf-forum   - For general discussion of the HDF5 library with
+                  other users.
+
+    hdf5dev     - For discussion of the HDF5 library development
+                  with developers and other interested parties.
+
+To subscribe to a list, send mail to "<list>-subscribe@hdfgroup.org".
+where <list> is the name of the list.  For example, send a request 
+to subscribe to the 'news' mail list to the following address:
+    news-subscribe@hdfgroup.org
+
 Messages sent to the list should be addressed to "<list>@hdfgroup.org".
 
 Periodic code snapshots are provided at the following URL: