diff --git a/docs/bindownload.html b/docs/bindownload.html
index d2a7aa1d7..ed0f3c6d3 100644
--- a/docs/bindownload.html
+++ b/docs/bindownload.html
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ Other mirrors: <select name="Preferred">
 <div class="label">Note</div>
 <div class="content">Ant 1.6.2 has been released on 16-July-2004 and
 may not be available on all mirrors for a few days.</div>
+</div>
+                                <br />
+                                <div class="warning">
+<div class="label">Tar files may require gnu tar to extract</div>
+<div class="content">Tar files in the distribution contain long file names, and may
+ require gnu tar to do the extraction.</div>
 </div>
                                 <ul>
 <li><code>.zip</code> archive: 
diff --git a/docs/srcdownload.html b/docs/srcdownload.html
index 06e6dc6bf..38dfe3f32 100644
--- a/docs/srcdownload.html
+++ b/docs/srcdownload.html
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ Other mirrors: <select name="Preferred">
 <div class="label">Note</div>
 <div class="content">Ant 1.6.2 has been released on 16-July-2004 and
 may not be available on all mirrors for a few days.</div>
+</div>
+                                <br />
+                                <div class="warning">
+<div class="label">Tar files may require gnu tar to extract</div>
+<div class="content">Tar files in the distribution contain long file names, and may
+ require gnu tar to do the extraction.</div>
 </div>
                                 <ul>
 <li><code>.zip</code> archive: 
diff --git a/xdocs/bindownload.xml b/xdocs/bindownload.xml
index b67ea88aa..c3c17bf4f 100644
--- a/xdocs/bindownload.xml
+++ b/xdocs/bindownload.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ Other mirrors: <select name="Preferred">
 <div class="content">Ant 1.6.2 has been released on 16-July-2004 and
 may not be available on all mirrors for a few days.</div>
 </div>
+<br></br>
+<div class="warning">
+<div class="label">Tar files may require gnu tar to extract</div>
+<div class="content">Tar files in the distribution contain long file names, and may
+ require gnu tar to do the extraction.</div>
+</div>
 
 <ul>
 <li><code>.zip</code> archive: 
diff --git a/xdocs/srcdownload.xml b/xdocs/srcdownload.xml
index cbb9e9c05..198769389 100644
--- a/xdocs/srcdownload.xml
+++ b/xdocs/srcdownload.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ Other mirrors: <select name="Preferred">
 <div class="content">Ant 1.6.2 has been released on 16-July-2004 and
 may not be available on all mirrors for a few days.</div>
 </div>
+<br></br>
+<div class="warning">
+<div class="label">Tar files may require gnu tar to extract</div>
+<div class="content">Tar files in the distribution contain long file names, and may
+ require gnu tar to do the extraction.</div>
+</div>
 
 <ul>
 <li><code>.zip</code> archive: