Added steps to README.developers saying to change the version number to

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diff --git a/docs/README.developers b/docs/README.developers
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@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ account, danh, as examples here):
 
  6. Untar nmh-1.0.4.tar.gz and `diff -r' it vs. your CVS tree.  Make sure no
     files got left out of the distribution that should be in it (due to someone
 
  6. Untar nmh-1.0.4.tar.gz and `diff -r' it vs. your CVS tree.  Make sure no
     files got left out of the distribution that should be in it (due to someone

-    forgetting to update the DIST variables in the makefiles).
+    forgetting to update the DIST variables in the Makefiles).

 
  7. If you have root access on your machine, it's good at this point to do:
 
 
  7. If you have root access on your machine, it's good at this point to do:
 


@@ -163,14 +163,23 @@ account, danh, as examples here):
     making it possible for that user to Trojan the nmh code before the system
     administrator finishes installing it.
 
     making it possible for that user to Trojan the nmh code before the system
     administrator finishes installing it.
 

- 8. Preferably make an MD5 hash and/or a PGP signature of nmh-1.0.4.tar.gz.
+ 8. Make sure your new tarball uncompresses and untars with no problem.  Make
+    sure you can configure, make, and install nmh from it.

 
 

- 9. Preferably test out the tarball, making sure you can uncompress and untar
-    it, and configure, make, install, and use nmh from it.
+ 9. If all is well and your tarball is final, go back to your CVS tree and do:

 
 

-10. % scp -p nmh-1.0.4.tar.gz* danh@mhost.com:/home/ftp/pub/nmh
+    % echo 1.0.4+dev > VERSION

 
 

-11. Send an announcement to exmh-users@redhat.com, exmh-workers@redhat.com,
+10. Put a comment like "Upped the version number to 1.0.4+dev until the next nmh
+    release." in the ChangeLog.
+
+11. % cvs commit ChangeLog VERSION
+
+12. If possible, make an MD5 hash and/or a PGP signature of nmh-1.0.4.tar.gz.
+
+13. % scp -p nmh-1.0.4.tar.gz* danh@mhost.com:/var/ftp/pub/nmh
+
+14. Send an announcement to exmh-users@redhat.com, exmh-workers@redhat.com,

     mh-users@ics.uci.edu, and nmh-announce@mhost.com.  If the release fixes
     significant security holes, also send an announcement to
     bugtraq@securityfocus.com.  The exmh lists require you to be subscribed in
     mh-users@ics.uci.edu, and nmh-announce@mhost.com.  If the release fixes
     significant security holes, also send an announcement to
     bugtraq@securityfocus.com.  The exmh lists require you to be subscribed in