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 * Changes in Emacs 21.1
 
+** auto-compression mode is no longer enabled just by loading jka-compr.el.
+To control it, set `auto-compression-mode' via Custom or use the
+`auto-compression-mode' command.
+
 ** `browse-url-gnome-moz' is a new option for
 `browse-url-browser-function', invoking Mozilla in GNOME.