diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+* Thu Jan 6 2005 Marc Waeckerlin <marc@waeckerlin.org> - mrw-c++-1.6.0 (mrw)
+	- New feature: configuration file handler
+	- some changes for solaris
 * Mon Dec 20 2004 Marc Waeckerlin <marc@waeckerlin.org> - mrw-c++-1.5.0 (mrw)
 	- documentation updated, new groups
 	- WARNING: mrw::min and mrw::max are deprecated
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+2005-01-07
+
+There is a new configuration file handler to read and write settings
+from a Unix like configuration file.
+
 2004-12-20
 
 Warning: Interface change!