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+1 October 2018: Wouter
+	- tag for release 1.8.1rc1.
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 27 September 2018: Wouter
 	- Fix #4188: IPv6 forwarders without ipv6 result in SERVFAIL, fixes
 	  qname minimisation with a forwarder when connectivity has issues