OK, so we are a bit behind schedule, but I declare a feature
freeze.  I have pushed a tag 0.8_rc0 to mark the occasion.

At this point I need some help with the NEWS file, and of course if any
showstopper bugs are found with 0.8_rc0, we can fix them somehow.

As far as changes we need to document, I know about 

- python bindings changes
- ruby bindings changes
- jrollins' rfc822 updates
- one other emacs specific bugfix

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