diff --git a/CVSROOT/config b/CVSROOT/config
index 8069cad5dfde7dfacc06a07e2ff0601ccbfb57a7..8d9b7a84ccd684f9810fd6dad6ae20a66d6cfadf 100755
--- a/CVSROOT/config
+++ b/CVSROOT/config
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@
 # level of the new working directory when using the `cvs checkout'
 # command.
 #TopLevelAdmin=no
+
+# Required to get rid of deprecation messages
+UseNewInfoFmtStrings=yes
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diff --git a/CVSROOT/loginfo b/CVSROOT/loginfo
index e29f442d4238f4ecf1c9b44a0c9e3c0bfee70fed..fd3cf2041830402fce396a3a75ea5ac325d6de90 100755
--- a/CVSROOT/loginfo
+++ b/CVSROOT/loginfo
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@
 #DEFAULT (echo ""; id; echo %s; date; cat) >> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/commitlog
 # or
 #DEFAULT (echo ""; id; echo %{sVv}; date; cat) >> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/commitlog
-ALL (echo %{sVv}; cat) | /src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.exe.debug/smbutil -tAll "-sCVS commit" -f$USER i /sbbs/data/subs/syncprog;sync
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+ALL (echo %1{sVv}; cat) | /src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.exe.debug/smbutil -tAll "-sCVS commit" -f$USER i /sbbs/data/subs/syncprog;sync
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