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@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ AUTHORS			List of authors.
 	http://expect.nist.gov/src/expect-5.38.0.tar.gz
 	http://www.python.org/download/
 
+      Please note that expect-5.43.0 has a bug that prevents it from
+      running the testsuite.  A patch that fixes the problem is
+      available here:
+
+        <ftp://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/lyskom/server/
+	 expect-5.43.0-zero-len-write.patch>
+
    5. Create a user that should own the database files.  This file
       assumes that the user is named "lyskom".