X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/putty/blobdiff_plain/68db368b9a26cef1c1f92095efec694792d368f3..e99bb8bfc8d2c1a47b6ae90ef43683d191c30f66:/CHECKLST.txt

diff --git a/CHECKLST.txt b/CHECKLST.txt
index 99230f36..f44838d4 100644
--- a/CHECKLST.txt
+++ b/CHECKLST.txt
@@ -136,13 +136,6 @@ of the tag.
  - Check the permissions! Actually try downloading from the, to make
    sure it really works.
 
- - Update the website to refer to the new release:
-    + on the front page, add a news item.
-    + also on the front page, update the line that says "The latest
-      version is beta 0.XX". (This one's really important, because the
-      'update-rsync' website mirror script on chiark greps for it!)
-    + write a section on the Changes page.
-
  - Update the HTTP redirects.
     + Update the one at the:www/putty/htaccess which points the
       virtual subdir `latest' at the actual latest release dir. TEST
@@ -153,10 +146,15 @@ of the tag.
  - Update the FTP symlink (chiark:ftp/putty-latest -> putty-<ver>).
 
  - Update web site.
-   + Adjust front page (`the latest version is <ver>').
-   + Adjust Download page similarly.
-   + Adjust filenames of installer and Unix tarball on links in
-     Download page.
+   + Adjust front page to say 'The latest version is <ver>'.
+   + Adjust front page to add a news item.
+   + Adjust Download page to say 'The latest release version (<ver>)'.
+   + Adjust Download page to update filenames of installer and Unix
+     tarball (both in the hrefs themselves and the link text).
+   + Check over the Download page and remove any mention of
+     pre-releases, if there were any before this release. Comment out
+     the big pre-release section at the top, and also adjust the
+     sections about source archives at the bottom.
    + Adjust header text on Changelog page. (That includes changing
      `are new' in previous version to `were new'!)
 
@@ -179,10 +177,13 @@ of the tag.
    subdirectory for the new version and mentions it in its .htaccess.
 
  - Announce the release!
-    + Mail the announcement to <putty-announce@lists.tartarus.org>.
-       * Put a 'Reply-To: putty@projects.tartarus.org' header on the
-	 mail so that people don't keep replying to my personal
-	 address.
+    + Construct a release announcement email whose message body is the
+      announcement written above, and which includes the following
+      headers:
+       * Reply-To: <putty@projects.tartarus.org>
+       * Subject: PuTTY X.YZ is released
+    + Mail that release announcement to
+      <putty-announce@lists.tartarus.org>.
     + Post it to comp.security.ssh.
     + Mention it in <TDHTT> on mono.