i've installed a new version (5.5) of my footmisc package on CTAN.
this version corrects a bug reported on comp.text.tex, affecting vertical spacing of footnotes when the hang option was in effect.
i've updated the catalogue repository.
Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/footmisc.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/footmisc/
The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team