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>Appendix E. Release Notes</H1
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>E.1. <A
HREF="release-8-3-6.html"
>Release 8.3.6</A
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><DT
>E.2. <A
HREF="release-8-3-5.html"
>Release 8.3.5</A
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>E.3. <A
HREF="release-8-3-4.html"
>Release 8.3.4</A
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>E.4. <A
HREF="release-8-3-3.html"
>Release 8.3.3</A
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>E.5. <A
HREF="release-8-3-2.html"
>Release 8.3.2</A
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>E.6. <A
HREF="release-8-3-1.html"
>Release 8.3.1</A
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>E.7. <A
HREF="release-8-3.html"
>Release 8.3</A
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>E.8. <A
HREF="release-8-2-12.html"
>Release 8.2.12</A
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>E.9. <A
HREF="release-8-2-11.html"
>Release 8.2.11</A
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><DT
>E.10. <A
HREF="release-8-2-10.html"
>Release 8.2.10</A
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><DT
>E.11. <A
HREF="release-8-2-9.html"
>Release 8.2.9</A
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><DT
>E.12. <A
HREF="release-8-2-8.html"
>Release 8.2.8</A
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><DT
>E.13. <A
HREF="release-8-2-7.html"
>Release 8.2.7</A
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><DT
>E.14. <A
HREF="release-8-2-6.html"
>Release 8.2.6</A
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><DT
>E.15. <A
HREF="release-8-2-5.html"
>Release 8.2.5</A
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>E.16. <A
HREF="release-8-2-4.html"
>Release 8.2.4</A
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>E.17. <A
HREF="release-8-2-3.html"
>Release 8.2.3</A
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><DT
>E.18. <A
HREF="release-8-2-2.html"
>Release 8.2.2</A
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><DT
>E.19. <A
HREF="release-8-2-1.html"
>Release 8.2.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.20. <A
HREF="release-8-2.html"
>Release 8.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.21. <A
HREF="release-8-1-16.html"
>Release 8.1.16</A
></DT
><DT
>E.22. <A
HREF="release-8-1-15.html"
>Release 8.1.15</A
></DT
><DT
>E.23. <A
HREF="release-8-1-14.html"
>Release 8.1.14</A
></DT
><DT
>E.24. <A
HREF="release-8-1-13.html"
>Release 8.1.13</A
></DT
><DT
>E.25. <A
HREF="release-8-1-12.html"
>Release 8.1.12</A
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><DT
>E.26. <A
HREF="release-8-1-11.html"
>Release 8.1.11</A
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><DT
>E.27. <A
HREF="release-8-1-10.html"
>Release 8.1.10</A
></DT
><DT
>E.28. <A
HREF="release-8-1-9.html"
>Release 8.1.9</A
></DT
><DT
>E.29. <A
HREF="release-8-1-8.html"
>Release 8.1.8</A
></DT
><DT
>E.30. <A
HREF="release-8-1-7.html"
>Release 8.1.7</A
></DT
><DT
>E.31. <A
HREF="release-8-1-6.html"
>Release 8.1.6</A
></DT
><DT
>E.32. <A
HREF="release-8-1-5.html"
>Release 8.1.5</A
></DT
><DT
>E.33. <A
HREF="release-8-1-4.html"
>Release 8.1.4</A
></DT
><DT
>E.34. <A
HREF="release-8-1-3.html"
>Release 8.1.3</A
></DT
><DT
>E.35. <A
HREF="release-8-1-2.html"
>Release 8.1.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.36. <A
HREF="release-8-1-1.html"
>Release 8.1.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.37. <A
HREF="release-8-1.html"
>Release 8.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.38. <A
HREF="release-8-0-20.html"
>Release 8.0.20</A
></DT
><DT
>E.39. <A
HREF="release-8-0-19.html"
>Release 8.0.19</A
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><DT
>E.40. <A
HREF="release-8-0-18.html"
>Release 8.0.18</A
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><DT
>E.41. <A
HREF="release-8-0-17.html"
>Release 8.0.17</A
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><DT
>E.42. <A
HREF="release-8-0-16.html"
>Release 8.0.16</A
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>E.43. <A
HREF="release-8-0-15.html"
>Release 8.0.15</A
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>E.44. <A
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>Release 8.0.14</A
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>E.45. <A
HREF="release-8-0-13.html"
>Release 8.0.13</A
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>E.46. <A
HREF="release-8-0-12.html"
>Release 8.0.12</A
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><DT
>E.47. <A
HREF="release-8-0-11.html"
>Release 8.0.11</A
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><DT
>E.48. <A
HREF="release-8-0-10.html"
>Release 8.0.10</A
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><DT
>E.49. <A
HREF="release-8-0-9.html"
>Release 8.0.9</A
></DT
><DT
>E.50. <A
HREF="release-8-0-8.html"
>Release 8.0.8</A
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>E.51. <A
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>Release 8.0.7</A
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>E.52. <A
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>Release 8.0.6</A
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>E.53. <A
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>Release 8.0.5</A
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>E.54. <A
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>Release 8.0.4</A
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>E.55. <A
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>Release 8.0.3</A
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><DT
>E.56. <A
HREF="release-8-0-2.html"
>Release 8.0.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.57. <A
HREF="release-8-0-1.html"
>Release 8.0.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.58. <A
HREF="release-8-0.html"
>Release 8.0</A
></DT
><DT
>E.59. <A
HREF="release-7-4-24.html"
>Release 7.4.24</A
></DT
><DT
>E.60. <A
HREF="release-7-4-23.html"
>Release 7.4.23</A
></DT
><DT
>E.61. <A
HREF="release-7-4-22.html"
>Release 7.4.22</A
></DT
><DT
>E.62. <A
HREF="release-7-4-21.html"
>Release 7.4.21</A
></DT
><DT
>E.63. <A
HREF="release-7-4-20.html"
>Release 7.4.20</A
></DT
><DT
>E.64. <A
HREF="release-7-4-19.html"
>Release 7.4.19</A
></DT
><DT
>E.65. <A
HREF="release-7-4-18.html"
>Release 7.4.18</A
></DT
><DT
>E.66. <A
HREF="release-7-4-17.html"
>Release 7.4.17</A
></DT
><DT
>E.67. <A
HREF="release-7-4-16.html"
>Release 7.4.16</A
></DT
><DT
>E.68. <A
HREF="release-7-4-15.html"
>Release 7.4.15</A
></DT
><DT
>E.69. <A
HREF="release-7-4-14.html"
>Release 7.4.14</A
></DT
><DT
>E.70. <A
HREF="release-7-4-13.html"
>Release 7.4.13</A
></DT
><DT
>E.71. <A
HREF="release-7-4-12.html"
>Release 7.4.12</A
></DT
><DT
>E.72. <A
HREF="release-7-4-11.html"
>Release 7.4.11</A
></DT
><DT
>E.73. <A
HREF="release-7-4-10.html"
>Release 7.4.10</A
></DT
><DT
>E.74. <A
HREF="release-7-4-9.html"
>Release 7.4.9</A
></DT
><DT
>E.75. <A
HREF="release-7-4-8.html"
>Release 7.4.8</A
></DT
><DT
>E.76. <A
HREF="release-7-4-7.html"
>Release 7.4.7</A
></DT
><DT
>E.77. <A
HREF="release-7-4-6.html"
>Release 7.4.6</A
></DT
><DT
>E.78. <A
HREF="release-7-4-5.html"
>Release 7.4.5</A
></DT
><DT
>E.79. <A
HREF="release-7-4-4.html"
>Release 7.4.4</A
></DT
><DT
>E.80. <A
HREF="release-7-4-3.html"
>Release 7.4.3</A
></DT
><DT
>E.81. <A
HREF="release-7-4-2.html"
>Release 7.4.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.82. <A
HREF="release-7-4-1.html"
>Release 7.4.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.83. <A
HREF="release-7-4.html"
>Release 7.4</A
></DT
><DT
>E.84. <A
HREF="release-7-3-21.html"
>Release 7.3.21</A
></DT
><DT
>E.85. <A
HREF="release-7-3-20.html"
>Release 7.3.20</A
></DT
><DT
>E.86. <A
HREF="release-7-3-19.html"
>Release 7.3.19</A
></DT
><DT
>E.87. <A
HREF="release-7-3-18.html"
>Release 7.3.18</A
></DT
><DT
>E.88. <A
HREF="release-7-3-17.html"
>Release 7.3.17</A
></DT
><DT
>E.89. <A
HREF="release-7-3-16.html"
>Release 7.3.16</A
></DT
><DT
>E.90. <A
HREF="release-7-3-15.html"
>Release 7.3.15</A
></DT
><DT
>E.91. <A
HREF="release-7-3-14.html"
>Release 7.3.14</A
></DT
><DT
>E.92. <A
HREF="release-7-3-13.html"
>Release 7.3.13</A
></DT
><DT
>E.93. <A
HREF="release-7-3-12.html"
>Release 7.3.12</A
></DT
><DT
>E.94. <A
HREF="release-7-3-11.html"
>Release 7.3.11</A
></DT
><DT
>E.95. <A
HREF="release-7-3-10.html"
>Release 7.3.10</A
></DT
><DT
>E.96. <A
HREF="release-7-3-9.html"
>Release 7.3.9</A
></DT
><DT
>E.97. <A
HREF="release-7-3-8.html"
>Release 7.3.8</A
></DT
><DT
>E.98. <A
HREF="release-7-3-7.html"
>Release 7.3.7</A
></DT
><DT
>E.99. <A
HREF="release-7-3-6.html"
>Release 7.3.6</A
></DT
><DT
>E.100. <A
HREF="release-7-3-5.html"
>Release 7.3.5</A
></DT
><DT
>E.101. <A
HREF="release-7-3-4.html"
>Release 7.3.4</A
></DT
><DT
>E.102. <A
HREF="release-7-3-3.html"
>Release 7.3.3</A
></DT
><DT
>E.103. <A
HREF="release-7-3-2.html"
>Release 7.3.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.104. <A
HREF="release-7-3-1.html"
>Release 7.3.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.105. <A
HREF="release-7-3.html"
>Release 7.3</A
></DT
><DT
>E.106. <A
HREF="release-7-2-8.html"
>Release 7.2.8</A
></DT
><DT
>E.107. <A
HREF="release-7-2-7.html"
>Release 7.2.7</A
></DT
><DT
>E.108. <A
HREF="release-7-2-6.html"
>Release 7.2.6</A
></DT
><DT
>E.109. <A
HREF="release-7-2-5.html"
>Release 7.2.5</A
></DT
><DT
>E.110. <A
HREF="release-7-2-4.html"
>Release 7.2.4</A
></DT
><DT
>E.111. <A
HREF="release-7-2-3.html"
>Release 7.2.3</A
></DT
><DT
>E.112. <A
HREF="release-7-2-2.html"
>Release 7.2.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.113. <A
HREF="release-7-2-1.html"
>Release 7.2.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.114. <A
HREF="release-7-2.html"
>Release 7.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.115. <A
HREF="release-7-1-3.html"
>Release 7.1.3</A
></DT
><DT
>E.116. <A
HREF="release-7-1-2.html"
>Release 7.1.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.117. <A
HREF="release-7-1-1.html"
>Release 7.1.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.118. <A
HREF="release-7-1.html"
>Release 7.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.119. <A
HREF="release-7-0-3.html"
>Release 7.0.3</A
></DT
><DT
>E.120. <A
HREF="release-7-0-2.html"
>Release 7.0.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.121. <A
HREF="release-7-0-1.html"
>Release 7.0.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.122. <A
HREF="release-7-0.html"
>Release 7.0</A
></DT
><DT
>E.123. <A
HREF="release-6-5-3.html"
>Release 6.5.3</A
></DT
><DT
>E.124. <A
HREF="release-6-5-2.html"
>Release 6.5.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.125. <A
HREF="release-6-5-1.html"
>Release 6.5.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.126. <A
HREF="release-6-5.html"
>Release 6.5</A
></DT
><DT
>E.127. <A
HREF="release-6-4-2.html"
>Release 6.4.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.128. <A
HREF="release-6-4-1.html"
>Release 6.4.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.129. <A
HREF="release-6-4.html"
>Release 6.4</A
></DT
><DT
>E.130. <A
HREF="release-6-3-2.html"
>Release 6.3.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.131. <A
HREF="release-6-3-1.html"
>Release 6.3.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.132. <A
HREF="release-6-3.html"
>Release 6.3</A
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><DT
>E.133. <A
HREF="release-6-2-1.html"
>Release 6.2.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.134. <A
HREF="release-6-2.html"
>Release 6.2</A
></DT
><DT
>E.135. <A
HREF="release-6-1-1.html"
>Release 6.1.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.136. <A
HREF="release-6-1.html"
>Release 6.1</A
></DT
><DT
>E.137. <A
HREF="release-6-0.html"
>Release 6.0</A
></DT
><DT
>E.138. <A
HREF="release-1-09.html"
>Release 1.09</A
></DT
><DT
>E.139. <A
HREF="release-1-02.html"
>Release 1.02</A
></DT
><DT
>E.140. <A
HREF="release-1-01.html"
>Release 1.01</A
></DT
><DT
>E.141. <A
HREF="release-1-0.html"
>Release 1.0</A
></DT
><DT
>E.142. <A
HREF="release-0-03.html"
><SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>Postgres95</SPAN
> Release 0.03</A
></DT
><DT
>E.143. <A
HREF="release-0-02.html"
><SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>Postgres95</SPAN
> Release 0.02</A
></DT
><DT
>E.144. <A
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><SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>Postgres95</SPAN
> Release 0.01</A
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