diff --git a/RSAEuro/README_OBSOLETE b/RSAEuro/README_OBSOLETE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0edaacfcf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RSAEuro/README_OBSOLETE
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This directory is deprecated.
+Don't put any files here.
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 1e664f678d..3fc3b0ecf0 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -10009,3 +10009,7 @@ David  5 Aug 2005
 	win_build/
 		boinc_cli.vcproj
 		boinc_gui.vcproj
+
+David  5 Aug 2005
+    - temporary put the RSAEuro directory back into CVS,
+        but with no files in it.