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+## 1.2
+
+* Caution! The tools mdeliver and mexport were buggy in handling and
+  generation of trailing empty lines in MBOX-RD.  Do not import
+  mbox files generated by mexport >=1.2 with mdeliver <1.2 if you
+  require verbatim message delivery.
+
 ## 1.1 (2021-01-14)
 
 * mcom: allow tilde prefixed path for profile's outbox setting