Clean up online registration confirmation strings. Now they are

[disorder] / README.upgrades

diff --git a/README.upgrades b/README.upgrades
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--- a/README.upgrades
+++ b/README.upgrades
@@ -15,7 +15,32 @@ upgrading between particular versions.  Minor versions are not
 explicitly mentioned; a version number like 1.1 implicitly includes
 all 1.1.x versions.
 
-* 2.0 -> 2.1
+If you install from .deb files then much of this work is automated.
+
+* 4.x -> 4.4
+
+The syntax of confirmation strings for online registrations has changed and old
+ones no longer work.  This only affects users who registered before the upgrade
+but have not yet confirmed their login.  You can delete such half-created users
+with 'disorder deluser USERNAME' (as an administrative user, for instance as
+root on the server) and they can start the registration process again.
+
+* 3.0 -> 4.x
+
+If you customized any of the templates, you will pretty much have to start from
+scratch as the web interface has been rewritten.  See disorder.cgi(8) for a
+starting point.
+
+The 'gap' directive will no longer work.  You must delete it from any
+configuration files that contain it.
+
+You may prefer to remove any 'smtp_server' directive you have, as the web
+interface will now use the local sendmail executable if available.
+
+If you want to be able to do use management over non-local connections (thereby
+potentially exposing passwords!) you must set 'remote_userman' to 'yes'.
+
+* 2.0 -> 3.0
 
 ** Authentication
 
@@ -34,6 +59,8 @@ after the first run you should remove these directives and (optionally) add a
 but for now they will generate harmless error messages.  Remove them and the
 error messages will go away.
 
+See README for new setup instructions for the web interface.
+
 ** Other Server Configuration
 
 Sensible defaults for 'stopword', 'player' and 'tracklength' are now built into
@@ -42,6 +69,10 @@ configuration files then you can remove them.
 
 'gap' now defaults to 0 seconds instead of 2.
 
+The sound output API is now configured with the 'api' command although
+'speaker_backend' still works.  If you use 'api alsa' then you may need to
+change your 'mixer' and 'channel' settings.
+
 ** Web Interface
 
 The web interface no longer uses HTTP basic authentication and the web server
@@ -50,6 +81,23 @@ in using their main DisOrder password and the one in the htpassed file is now
 obsolete.  You should revisit the web interface setup instructions in README
 from scratch.
 
+As part of this, the DisOrder URL has changed from (e.g.)
+
+    http://yourserver/cgi-bin/disorder/disorder
+
+to just
+
+    http://yourserver/cgi-bin/disorder
+
+** Checklist
+
+   * delete default 'stopword', 'player' and 'tracklength' directives
+   * set 'gap' if you want a non-0 inter-track gap
+   * set 'api' and maybe 'mixer' and 'channel'
+   * perhaps add 'default_rights' directive
+   * delete 'allow', 'restrict' and 'trust' directives after first run
+   * follow new web interface setup in README
+
 * 1.4/1.5 -> 2.0
 
 ** 'transform' and 'namepart' directives