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diff --git a/pod/perltodo.pod b/pod/perltodo.pod
index f7ab458..7836acf 100644
--- a/pod/perltodo.pod
+++ b/pod/perltodo.pod
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-=head1 Perl TO-DO List
+=head1 NAME
+
+perltodo - Perl TO-DO List
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 This is a list of wishes for Perl.  It is maintained by Nathan
 Torkington for the Perl porters.  Send updates to
@@ -117,11 +121,6 @@ Verify complete 64 bit support so that the value of sysseek, or C<-s>, or
 stat(), or tell can fit into a perl number without losing precision.
 Work with the perl-64bit mailing list on perl.org.
 
-=head2 Figure a way out of $^(capital letter)
-
-Figure out a clean way to extend $^(capital letter) beyond
-the 26 alphabets.  (${^WORD} maybe?)
-
 =head2 Prototypes
 
 =over 4
@@ -379,7 +378,9 @@ Make C<perldoc> tell users what they need to add to their .login or
 =head2 Install ALL Documentation
 
 Make the standard documentation kit include the VMS, OS/2, Win32,
-Threads, etc information.
+Threads, etc information.  installperl and pod/Makefile should know
+enough to copy README.foo to perlfoo.pod before building everything,
+when appropriate.
 
 =head2 Outstanding issues to be documented
 
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ criticized for being of questionable value.
 =head2 Making my() work on "package" variables
 
 Being able to say my($Foo::Bar), something that sounds ludicrous and
-the 5.006 pumpking has mocked.
+the 5.6 pumpking has mocked.
 
 =head2 "or" testing defined not truth
 
@@ -823,7 +824,8 @@ Workarounds to help Win32 dynamic loading.
 
 =head2 END blocks
 
-END blocks need saving in compiled output.
+END blocks need saving in compiled output, now that STOP blocks
+are available.
 
 =head2 _AUTOLOAD
 
@@ -840,6 +842,13 @@ Can we install modules as bytecode?
 
 =head1 Recently Finished Tasks
 
+=head2 Figure a way out of $^(capital letter)
+
+Figure out a clean way to extend $^(capital letter) beyond
+the 26 alphabets.  (${^WORD} maybe?)
+
+Mark-Jason Dominus sent a patch which went into 5.005_56.
+
 =head2 Filenames
 
 Make filenames in the distribution and in the standard module set