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diff --git a/httemplate/docs/install.html b/httemplate/docs/install.html
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@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ Before installing, you need:
 <ul>
   <li>A web server, such as <a href="http://www.apache-ssl.org">Apache-SSL</a> or <a href="http://www.apache.org">Apache</a>
   <li><a href="http://perl.apache.org/">mod_perl</a>
-  <li><a href="http://www.openssh.com//">SSH</a>
+  <li><a href="http://www.openssh.com//">SSH</a> (<a href="http://www.openssh.com//">OpenSSH</a> is recommended.  SSH Communications Security <a href="http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/download.cfm">commercial SSH version 3</a> has been reported incompatible with Freeside.)
   <li><a href="http://www.perl.com/">Perl</a>  Don't enable experimental features like threads or the PerlIO abstraction layer.
-  <li>A <b>transactional</b> database engine supported by Perl's <a href="http://www.hermetica.com/technologia/DBI/">DBI</a>.  <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/">PostgreSQL</a> is recommended.  (see the <a href="postgresql.html">PostgreSQL notes</a>)  <b>MySQL's default <a href="http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/y/MyISAM.html">MyISAM</a> and <a href="http://www.mysql.com/doc/I/S/ISAM.html">ISAM</a> table types are not supported</b>.  If you really want to use MySQL, you need to use one of the new <a href="http://www.mysql.com/doc/T/a/Table_types.html">transaction-safe table types</a> such as <a href="http://www.mysql.com/doc/B/D/BDB.html">BDB</a>.
+  <li>A <b>transactional</b> database engine supported by Perl's <a href="http://www.hermetica.com/technologia/DBI/">DBI</a>.
+    <ul>
+      <li><a href="http://www.postgresql.org/">PostgreSQL</a> is recommended.
+      <li>MySQL has been reported to work.  <b>MySQL's default <a href="http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/y/MyISAM.html">MyISAM</a> and <a href="http://www.mysql.com/doc/I/S/ISAM.html">ISAM</a> table types are not supported</b>.  If you really want to use MySQL, you need to use one of the new <a href="http://www.mysql.com/doc/T/a/Table_types.html">transaction-safe table types</a> such as <a href="http://www.mysql.com/doc/B/D/BDB.html">BDB</a>, and set it as the default table type using the <code>--default-table-type=BDB</code> <a href="http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_MySQL_Database_Administration.html#Command-line_options">mysqld command-line option</a> or by setting <code>default-table-type=BDB</code> in the <a href="http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_MySQL_Database_Administration.html#Option_files">my.cnf option file</a>.
+    </ul>
   <li>Perl modules (<a href="http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/perl/CPAN.html">CPAN</a> will query, download and build perl modules automatically)
     <ul>
       <li><a href="http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Array-PrintCols">Array-PrintCols</a>
@@ -46,12 +50,12 @@ Install the Freeside distribution:
   <li>Add the user `freeside' to your system.
   <li>Allow the freeside user full access to the freeside database.
     <ul>
-      <li> with <a href="http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_Privilege_system.html#Privilege_system">MySQL</a>:<pre>$ mysqladmin -u root password '<i>set_a_root_database_password</i>'
+      <li> with <a href="http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_MySQL_Database_Administration.html#User_Account_Management">MySQL</a>:<pre>$ mysqladmin -u root password '<i>set_a_root_database_password</i>'
 $ mysql -u root -p
 mysql> GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,INDEX,ALTER,CREATE,DROP on freeside.* TO freeside@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '<i>set_a_freeside_database_password</i>';</pre>
       <li> with <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.1/postgres/user-manag.html#DATABASE-USERS">PostgreSQL</a>
     </ul>
-  <li>Add the freeside database to your database engine.  (with <a href="http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_Reference.html#CREATE_DATABASE">MySQL</a>) (with <a href="http://postgresql.readysetnet.com/users-lounge/docs/7.1/postgres/managing-databases.html#MANAGE-AG-CREATEDB">PostgreSQL</a>)
+  <li>Add the freeside database to your database engine.  (with <a href="http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_Reference.html#CREATE_DATABASE">MySQL</a>) (with <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.1/postgres/managing-databases.html#MANAGE-AG-CREATEDB">PostgreSQL</a>)
   <li>Unpack the tarball: <pre>gunzip -c fs-x.y.z.tar.gz | tar xvf -</pre>
   <li>Build and install the Perl libraries:
     <pre>
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ PerlSetVar Global /usr/local/etc/freeside/asp-global/
 </pre></font>
     </ul></td>
     <td><ul>
+      <li>NOTE: Mason support is still a bit buggy in the 1.4.0 prereleases.  This will be fixed before 1.4.0.  You have been warned.
       <li>Run <tt>make masondocs</tt>
       <li>Copy <tt>masondocs/</tt> to your web server's document space.
       <li>Copy <tt>htetc/handler.pl</tt> to your web server's configuration directory.
@@ -109,9 +114,11 @@ require "/usr/local/apache/conf/handler.pl";
 <ul>
 <li>Restrict access to this web interface.  (with <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#user-authentication">Apache</a>)
 <li>Create the necessary <a href="config.html">configuration files</a>.
-<li>Create the `/usr/local/etc/freeside/counters.<i>datasrc</i>', and 
+<li>Create the `/usr/local/etc/freeside/counters.<i>datasrc</i>', 
+  `/usr/local/etc/freeside/cache.<i>datasrc</i>', and 
   `/usr/local/etc/freeside/export.<i>datasrc</i>' directories for each <i>datasrc</i> (owned by the freeside user).
   <li>As the freeside user, run bin/fs-setup to create the database tables.
+  <li>freeside-queued was installed with the Perl modules.  Start it now and ensure that is run upon system startup.
   <li>Now proceed to the initial <a href="admin.html">administration</a> of your installation.
 </ul>
 </body>