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-desc 'Generate email template to standard output'
-task :announce do
-  fail "no GEM_SPEC is found or defined. 'announce' task cannot work without it." unless defined?(GEM_SPEC)
-
-  # read project info and overview
-  notes = begin
-            r = File.read("README.rdoc")
-            r.split(/^(=+ .*)/)[1..4].join.strip
-          rescue
-            warn "Missing README.rdoc"
-            ''
-          end
-
-  # read changes
-  changes = begin
-              h = File.read("History.txt")
-              h.split(/^(===+ .*)/)[1..2].join.strip
-            rescue
-              warn "Missing History.txt"
-              ''
-            end
-
-  # standard fields
-  subject = "#{GEM_SPEC.name} #{GEM_SPEC.version} Released"
-  title   = "#{GEM_SPEC.name} version #{GEM_SPEC.version} has been released!"
-  body    = "#{notes}\n\nChanges:\n\n#{changes}"
-  urls    = [GEM_SPEC.homepage].map { |u| "* <#{u.strip}>" }.join("\n")
-
-  puts "=" * 80, ""
-  puts "Subject: [ANN] #{subject}"
-  puts
-  puts title
-  puts
-  puts urls
-  puts
-  puts body
-  puts
-  puts "=" * 80, ""
-end