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-[ A Japanese translation of this document is available at
-[ http://www.unixuser.org/%7Eharuyama/security/openssh/index.html
-[ Thanks to HARUYAMA Seigo <haruyama@nt.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
-
-******* IMPORTANT
-* On systmes which lack a /dev/random driver, version of this port
-* prior to 1.2.2 were not correctly seeding OpenSSL's random number
-* pool. This resulted in lower quality RSA keys being generated. If
-* you generated host or user keys with v1.2.2 or previous versions, 
-* please generate new ones using a more recent version.
-
-This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH to Linux and other
+- A Japanese translation of this document and of the OpenSSH FAQ is 
+- available at http://www.unixuser.org/~haruyama/security/openssh/index.html
+- Thanks to HARUYAMA Seigo <haruyama@klab.org>
+
+This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH[0] to Linux and other
 Unices.
 
 OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with
@@ -21,8 +14,8 @@ Markus Friedl, Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt, and Dug Song. It has a
 homepage at http://www.openssh.com/
 
 This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM
-support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support and replacements for 
-OpenBSD library functions that are (regrettably) absent from other 
+support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1]/PRNGD[2] support and replacements 
+for OpenBSD library functions that are (regrettably) absent from other 
 unices. This port has been best tested on Linux, Solaris, HPUX, NetBSD 
 and Irix. Support for AIX, SCO, NeXT and other Unices is underway. 
 This version actively tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository.
@@ -31,21 +24,27 @@ The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of
 commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for
 all logins, not just when using password authentication.
 
-OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4].
+OpenSSH depends on Zlib[3], OpenSSL[4] and optionally PAM[5].
 
 There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please
 refer to http://www.openssh.com/list.html for details on how to join.
 
 Please send bug reports and patches to the mailing list
-openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org. The list is currently open to posting by
+openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org. The list is open to posting by
 unsubscribed users.
 
+If you are a citizen of the USA or another country which restricts 
+export of cryptographic products, then please refrain from sending 
+crypto-related code or patches to the list. We cannot accept them.
+Other code contribution are accepted, but please follow the OpenBSD
+style guidelines[6].
+
 Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install
-OpenSSH on your system. The UPGRADING document details differences 
-between this port of OpenSSH and F-Secure SSH 1.x.
+OpenSSH on your system. There are a number of differences between this 
+port of OpenSSH and F-Secure SSH 1.x, please refer to the OpenSSH FAQ[7]
+for details and general tips.
 
-Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au>
-Internet Business Solutions
+Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>
 
 Miscellania - 
 
@@ -55,8 +54,11 @@ version of SSH released by Tatu Ylonen.
 
 References -
 
+[0] http://www.openssh.com/faq.html
 [1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
-[2] ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
-[3] http://www.openssl.org/
-[4] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ (PAM is standard on Solaris)
-
+[2] http://www.aet.tu-cottbus.de/personen/jaenicke/postfix_tls/prngd.html
+[3] ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
+[4] http://www.openssl.org/
+[5] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ (PAM is standard on Solaris)
+[6] http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=style&sektion=9
+[7] http://www.openssh.com/faq.html