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 When Mark is producing a new major version of MX he typically issues it in beta to a restricted number of users by email, he does not make any beta release public.  For this reason, it is not anticipated there is going to be any use of the [[Cumulus.ini_(Beta)|Cumulus.ini Beta article]] while Cumulus 3 (MX) continues to develop, although of course a Cumulus 4 is in development and we wait to see what might happen when that is ready for a public release.
+= File Structure =
+The main file consists of a number of sections, each with a heading delimited by '[ ]', (although the order in the file may be different to that in this article).  Parameter lines are in the form 'attribute=value' and grouped by those sections. Those attributes can be listed in any order, Cumulus software will always add new attributes to the end of the section. If you are manually adding attributes, it may be best if you sort the attributes so they appear in alphabetical order and thus ensure you do not duplicate attribute names with different values.
+Some [[#Sections_dealing_with_interfaces_to_external_sites|sections]] relate to the external websites that Cumulus can optionally supply with updates.  These are set by configuration screens and the whole sections will always be present. If you do not use those external services their parameters will be set to the defaults.
+Each new version of cumulus may add additional parameters set by revised configuration screens (these initially appear at the end of the relevant section), and/or permit additional parameters to be added manually (these can be inserted anywhere within the section).
 == Creating Configuration File ==