More on the e_os.h mess ...

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-  ______________                           $Date: 2001/01/12 14:06:26 $
+  ______________                           $Date: 2001/01/23 12:30:43 $
 
   DEVELOPMENT STATE
 
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@
     o  apps/ca.c: "Sign the certificate?" - "n" creates empty certificate file
 
     o  #include <openssl/e_os.h> in exported header files is illegal since
-       e_os.h is suitable only for library-internal use
+       e_os.h is suitable only for library-internal use.
+
+       (This applies to openssl-0.9.6-stable too; openssl/conf.h is the
+       offending header file.  While it is rarely used itself by applications,
+       it is included by openssl/x509v3.h, which is more likely to be used.)
 
     o  Whenever strncpy is used, make sure the resulting string is NULL-terminated
        or an error is reported