Hi Bernt,

thanks.  Please try the following patch:

- Carsten

--- org.el.orig 2008-02-20 22:45:38.000000000 +0100
+++ org.el      2008-02-20 22:45:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -4670,7 +4670,7 @@

  (defun org-remove-keyword-keys (list)
    (mapcar (lambda (x)
-           (if (string-match "(..?)$" x)
+           (if (string-match "(.+)$" x)
                 (substring x 0 (match-beginning 0))
               x))
           list))

On Feb 20, 2008, at 3:11 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:

> Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl> writes:
>
>> Changes to logging progress
>> ---------------------------
>>
>>    There is now more control over which state changes are being
>>    logged in what way.  Please read carefully the corresponding
>>    sections in the manual.  Basically:
>>
>>    - The variable `org-log-done' has been simplified, it no
>>      longer influences logging state changes and clocking out.
>>    - There is a new variable for triggering note-taking when
>>      clocking out an item: `org-log-note-clock-out'.
>>    - Logging of state changes now has to be configured on a
>>      pre-keyword basis, either in `org-todo-keywords' or in the
>>      #+TODO in-buffer setting.
>>    - These per-keyword settings allow more control.  For example
>>
>>       WAIT(w@)    Record a note when entering this state.
>>       WAIT(w!)    Record a timestamp when entering this state.
>>       WAIT(w@/!)  Recore a note when entering and timestamp
>>                   when leaving this state.  This is great for
>>                   getting a record when switching *back* from
>>                    WAIT to TODO.
>>       WAIT(/!)    Record a timestamp when leaving this state.
>>                   Here we not even define a fast access
>>                   character, but just the logging stuff.
>>
>>    This was triggered by requests from Wanrong Lin and Bernt Hansen.
>>
>
> I tried setting my TODO keywords to
>
> (setq org-todo-keywords
>      '((sequence "TODO(t)" "NEXT(n)" "|" "DONE(d!/!)")
> 	(sequence "WAITING(w@/!)" "|" "CANCELLED(c!/!)")
> 	(sequence "SOMEDAY(s!/!)" "|")))
>
> But that messes up the agenda view.  Old DONE tasks appear again  
> (things
> with due dates -446 days ago for instance)
>
> Removing the /! and restarting emacs fixes it.
>
> Sorry :(
>
> Bernt