diff --git a/py/__init__.py b/py/__init__.py
index 5f8caab60..da3fe2c2a 100644
--- a/py/__init__.py
+++ b/py/__init__.py
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ http://pylib.org/contact.html
 """
 from initpkg import initpkg
 
-version = "1.0.0b1"
+version = "1.0.0a5"
 
 initpkg(__name__,
     description = "pylib and py.test: agile development and test support library",
-    revision = int('$LastChangedRevision: 63235 $'.split(':')[1][:-1]),
-    lastchangedate = '$LastChangedDate: 2009-03-23 16:24:30 +0100 (Mon, 23 Mar 2009) $',
+    revision = int('$LastChangedRevision: 63238 $'.split(':')[1][:-1]),
+    lastchangedate = '$LastChangedDate: 2009-03-23 16:30:32 +0100 (Mon, 23 Mar 2009) $',
     version = version, 
     url = "http://pylib.org", 
     download_url = "http://codespeak.net/py/%s/download.html" % version,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ initpkg(__name__,
     author_email = "holger at merlinux.eu, py-dev at codespeak.net",
     long_description = globals()['__doc__'],
     classifiers = [
-        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers", 
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Operating System :: POSIX",
diff --git a/py/misc/conftest-socketgatewayrun.py b/py/misc/conftest-socketgatewayrun.py
deleted file mode 100644
index aa9aa8e67..000000000
--- a/py/misc/conftest-socketgatewayrun.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-"""
-
-Put this file as 'conftest.py' somewhere upwards from py-trunk, 
-modify the "socketserveradr" below to point to a windows/linux
-host running "py/execnet/script/loop_socketserver.py" 
-and invoke e.g. from linux:
-
-    py.test --session=MySession some_path_to_what_you_want_to_test
-
-This should ad-hoc distribute the running of tests to
-the remote machine (including rsyncing your WC). 
-
-"""
-import py
-from py.__.test.looponfail.remote import LooponfailingSession
-
-import os
-
-class MyRSync(py.execnet.RSync):
-    def filter(self, path):
-        if path.endswith('.pyc') or path.endswith('~'):
-            return False
-        dir, base = os.path.split(path)
-        # we may want to have revision info on the other side,
-        # so let's not exclude .svn directories
-        #if base == '.svn': 
-        #    return False
-        return True
-    
-class MySession(LooponfailingSession):
-    socketserveradr = ('10.9.2.62', 8888)
-    socketserveradr = ('10.9.4.148', 8888)
-
-    def _initslavegateway(self):
-        print "MASTER: initializing remote socket gateway"
-        gw = py.execnet.SocketGateway(*self.socketserveradr)
-        pkgname = 'py' # xxx flexibilize
-        channel = gw.remote_exec("""
-            import os
-            topdir = os.path.join(os.environ['HOMEPATH'], 'pytestcache')
-            pkgdir = os.path.join(topdir, %r)
-            channel.send((topdir, pkgdir))
-        """ % (pkgname,))
-        remotetopdir, remotepkgdir = channel.receive()
-        sendpath = py.path.local(py.__file__).dirpath()
-        rsync = MyRSync(sendpath)
-        rsync.add_target(gw, remotepkgdir, delete=True) 
-        rsync.send()
-        channel = gw.remote_exec("""
-            import os, sys
-            path = %r # os.path.abspath
-            sys.path.insert(0, path)
-            os.chdir(path)
-            import py
-            channel.send((path, py.__file__))
-        """ % remotetopdir)
-        topdir, remotepypath = channel.receive()
-        assert topdir == remotetopdir, (topdir, remotetopdir)
-        assert remotepypath.startswith(topdir), (remotepypath, topdir)
-        #print "remote side has rsynced pythonpath ready: %r" %(topdir,)
-        return gw, topdir
-
-dist_hosts = ['localhost', 'cobra', 'cobra']
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 773aed9cf..39061fdc9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
     setup file for 'py' package based on:
 
-        https://codespeak.net/svn/py/trunk, revision=63230
+        https://codespeak.net/svn/py/trunk, revision=63237
 
     autogenerated by gensetup.py
 """
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ def main():
         name='py',
         description='pylib and py.test: agile development and test support library',
         long_description = long_description, 
-        version='1.0.0b1', 
+        version='1.0.0a5', 
         url='http://pylib.org', 
-        download_url='http://codespeak.net/py/1.0.0b1/download.html', 
+        download_url='http://codespeak.net/py/1.0.0a5/download.html', 
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'], 
         author='holger krekel, Guido Wesdorp, Carl Friedrich Bolz, Armin Rigo, Maciej Fijalkowski & others',
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def main():
                                           'py.svnwcrevert = py.cmdline:pysvnwcrevert',
                                           'py.test = py.cmdline:pytest',
                                           'py.which = py.cmdline:pywhich']},
-        classifiers=['Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+        classifiers=['Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
                      'Intended Audience :: Developers',
                      'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
                      'Operating System :: POSIX',