X-Git-Url: http://cgit.sxemacs.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=GNUS-NEWS;h=90fb98da3829b9517e8276a744c0d854bc17e2ca;hb=b1e1052eae355df23a7cf4224653f2edcc8a7127;hp=ee19d8021b4883f6552d15898d2a152881ac690f;hpb=43c968158c6017142040b4533c65b97be9e0fb03;p=gnus diff --git a/GNUS-NEWS b/GNUS-NEWS index ee19d8021..90fb98da3 100644 --- a/GNUS-NEWS +++ b/GNUS-NEWS @@ -1,162 +1,243 @@ -** Gnus changes. +GNUS NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. +Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +See the end for copying conditions. -Gnus, the Emacs newsreader, has undergone further rewriting. Many new -commands and variables have been added. There should be no -significant incompatibilities between this Gnus version and the -previously released version, except in the message composition area. +Please send Gnus bug reports to bugs@gnus.org. +For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features". -Below is a list of the more user-visible changes. Coding changes -between Gnus 5.1 and 5.2 are more extensive. + +* Changes in Oort Gnus -*** A new message composition mode is used. All old customization -variables for mail-mode, rnews-reply-mode and gnus-msg are now -obsolete. +** (require 'gnus-load) -*** Gnus is now able to generate "sparse" threads -- threads where -missing articles are represented by empty nodes. +If you use a stand-alone Gnus distribution, you'd better add (require +'gnus-load) into your ~/.emacs after adding the Gnus lisp directory +into load-path. - (setq gnus-build-sparse-threads 'some) +File gnus-load.el contains autoload commands, functions and variables, +some of which may not be included in distributions of Emacsen. -*** Outgoing articles are stored on a special archive server. +** gnus-slave-unplugged - To disable this: (setq gnus-message-archive-group nil) +A new command which starts gnus offline in slave mode. -*** Partial thread regeneration now happens when articles are -referred. +** message-insinuate-rmail -*** Gnus can make use of GroupLens predictions: +Adding (message-insinuate-rmail) and (setq mail-user-agent +'gnus-user-agent) in .emacs convinces RMAIL to compose, reply and +forward messages in message-mode, where you can enjoy the power of +MML. - (setq gnus-use-grouplens t) +** message-minibuffer-local-map -*** Picons (personal icons) can be displayed under XEmacs. +The line below enables BBDB in resending a message: - (setq gnus-use-picons t) +(define-key message-minibuffer-local-map [(tab)] 'bbdb-complete-name) -*** A trn-line tree buffer can be displayed. +** Externalize attachments. - (setq gnus-use-trees t) +If gnus-gcc-externalize-attachments (or +message-fcc-externalize-attachments) is non-nil, attach local files as +external parts. -*** An nn-like pick-and-read minor mode is available for the summary -buffers. +Command gnus-mime-save-part-and-strip (bound to \C-o on MIME buttons) +saves a part and replaces the part with an external one. It works only +on back ends that support editing. - (add-hook 'gnus-summary-mode-hook 'gnus-pick-mode) +** gnus-default-charset -*** In binary groups you can use a special binary minor mode: +The default value is determined from the current-language-environment +variable, instead of 'iso-8859-1. Also the ".*" item in +gnus-group-charset-alist is removed. - `M-x gnus-binary-mode' +** gnus-posting-styles -*** Groups can be grouped in a folding topic hierarchy. +Add a new format of match like - (add-hook 'gnus-group-mode-hook 'gnus-topic-mode) + ((header "to" "larsi.*org") + (Organization "Somewhere, Inc.")) -*** Gnus can re-send and bounce mail. +The old format like the lines below is obsolete. - Use the `S D r' and `S D b'. + (header "to" "larsi.*org" + (Organization "Somewhere, Inc.")) -*** Groups can now have a score, and bubbling based on entry frequency -is possible. +** message-ignored-news-headers and message-ignored-mail-headers - (add-hook 'gnus-summary-exit-hook 'gnus-summary-bubble-group) +X-Draft-From and X-Gnus-Agent-Meta-Information have been added into +these two variables. If you customized those, perhaps you need add +those two headers too. -*** Groups can be process-marked, and commands can be performed on -groups of groups. +** Gnus reads the NOV and articles in the Agent if plugged. -*** Caching is possible in virtual groups. +If one reads an article while plugged, and the article already exists +in the Agent, it won't get downloaded once more. (setq +gnus-agent-cache nil) reverts to the old behavior. -*** nndoc now understands all kinds of digests, mail boxes, rnews news -batches, ClariNet briefs collections, and just about everything else. +** Gnus supports the "format=flowed" (RFC 2646) parameter. -*** Gnus has a new backend (nnsoup) to create/read SOUP packets. +On composing messages, it is enabled by `use-hard-newlines'. Decoding +format=flowed was present but not documented in earlier versions. -*** The Gnus cache is much faster. +** Gnus supports the generation of RFC 2298 Disposition Notification requests. -*** Groups can be sorted according to many criteria. +This is invoked with the C-c M-n key binding from message mode. - For instance: (setq gnus-group-sort-function 'gnus-group-sort-by-rank) +** Gnus supports Maildir groups. -*** New group parameters have been introduced to set list-address and -expiry times. +Gnus includes a new backend nnmaildir.el. -*** All formatting specs allow specifying faces to be used. +** Printing capabilities are enhanced. -*** There are several more commands for setting/removing/acting on -process marked articles on the `M P' submap. +Gnus supports Muttprint natively with O P from the Summary and Article +buffers. Also, each individual MIME part can be printed using p on +the MIME button. -*** The summary buffer can be limited to show parts of the available -articles based on a wide range of criteria. These commands have been -bound to keys on the `/' submap. +** Message supports the Importance: header. -*** Articles can be made persistent -- as an alternative to saving -articles with the `*' command. +In the message buffer, C-c C-f C-i or C-u cycles through the valid values. -*** All functions for hiding article elements are now toggles. +** Gnus supports Cancel Locks in News. -*** Article headers can be buttonized. +This means a header "Cancel-Lock" is inserted in news posting. It is +used to determine if you wrote a article or not (for +cancelling/superseding). The behaviour can be changed by customizing +`message-insert-canlock'. - (add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook 'gnus-article-add-buttons-to-head) +** Gnus supports server-side mail filtering using Sieve. -*** All mail backends support fetching articles by Message-ID. +Sieve rules can be added as Group Parameters for groups, and the +complete Sieve script is generated using `D g' from the Group buffer, +and then uploaded to the server using `C-c C-l' in the generated Sieve +buffer. Search the online Gnus manual for "sieve", and see the new +Sieve manual, for more information. -*** Duplicate mail can now be treated properly. See the -`nnmail-treat-duplicates' variable. +** Extended format specs. -*** All summary mode commands are available directly from the article -buffer. +Format spec "%&user-date;" is added into +gnus-summary-line-format-alist. Also, user defined extended format +specs are supported. The extended format specs look like "%u&foo;", +which invokes function gnus-user-format-function-foo. Because "&" is +used as the escape character, old user defined format "%u&" is no +longer supported. -*** Frames can be part of `gnus-buffer-configuration'. +** `/ *' (gnus-summary-limit-include-cached) is rewritten. -*** Mail can be re-scanned by a daemonic process. +It was aliased to `Y c' (gnus-summary-insert-cached-articles). The new +function filters out other articles. -*** Gnus can make use of NoCeM files to filter spam. +** Group names are treated as UTF-8 by default. - (setq gnus-use-nocem t) +This is supposedly what USEFOR wants to migrate to. See +`gnus-group-name-charset-group-alist' and +`gnus-group-name-charset-method-alist' for customization. -*** Groups can be made permanently visible. +** The nnml and nnfolder backends store marks for each groups. - (setq gnus-permanently-visible-groups "^nnml:") +This makes it possible to take backup of nnml/nnfolder servers/groups +separately of .newsrc.eld, while preserving marks. It also makes it +possible to share articles and marks between users (without sharing +the .newsrc.eld file) within e.g. a department. It works by storing +the marks stored in .newsrc.eld in a per-group file ".marks" (for +nnml) and "groupname.mrk" (for nnfolder, named "groupname"). If the +nnml/nnfolder is moved to another machine, Gnus will automatically use +the .marks or .mrk file instead of the information in .newsrc.eld. +The new server variables `nnml-marks-is-evil' and +`nnfolder-marks-is-evil' can be used to disable this feature. -*** Many new hooks have been introduced to make customizing easier. +** The menu bar (in Group and Summary buffer) named "Misc" has been +renamed to "Gnus". -*** Gnus respects the Mail-Copies-To header. +** The menu bar (in Message mode) named "MML" has been renamed to +"Attachments". -*** Threads can be gathered by looking at the References header. +** gnus-group-charset-alist and gnus-group-ignored-charsets-alist. - (setq gnus-summary-thread-gathering-function - 'gnus-gather-threads-by-references) +The regexps in these variables are compared with full group names +instead of real group names in 5.8. Users who customize these +variables should change those regexps accordingly. For example: -*** Read articles can be stored in a special backlog buffer to avoid -refetching. + ("^han\\>" euc-kr) -> ("\\(^\\|:\\)han\\>" euc-kr) - (setq gnus-keep-backlog 50) +** Gnus supports PGP (RFC 1991/2440), PGP-MIME (RFC 2015/3156) and +SMIME. -*** A clean copy of the current article is always stored in a separate -buffer to allow easier treatment. +** Gnus inlines external parts (message/external). -*** Gnus can suggest where to save articles. See `gnus-split-methods'. +** MML (Mime compose) prefix changed from `M-m' to `C-c C-m'. -*** Gnus doesn't have to do as much prompting when saving. +This change was made to avoid conflict with the standard binding of +`back-to-indentation', which is also useful in message mode. - (setq gnus-prompt-before-saving t) + +* Changes in Pterodactyl Gnus (5.8/5.9) -*** gnus-uu can view decoded files asynchronously while fetching -articles. +The Gnus NEWS entries are short, but they reflect sweeping changes in +four areas: Article display treatment, MIME treatment, +internationalization and mail-fetching. - (setq gnus-uu-grabbed-file-functions 'gnus-uu-grab-view) +** The mail-fetching functions have changed. See the manual for the +many details. In particular, all procmail fetching variables are gone. -*** Filling in the article buffer now works properly on cited text. +If you used procmail like in -*** Hiding cited text adds buttons to toggle hiding, and how much -cited text to hide is now customizable. +(setq nnmail-use-procmail t) +(setq nnmail-spool-file 'procmail) +(setq nnmail-procmail-directory "~/mail/incoming/") +(setq nnmail-procmail-suffix "\\.in") - (setq gnus-cited-lines-visible 2) +this now has changed to -*** Boring headers can be hidden. +(setq mail-sources + '((directory :path "~/mail/incoming/" + :suffix ".in"))) - (add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook 'gnus-article-hide-boring-headers) +More information is available in the info doc at Select Methods -> +Getting Mail -> Mail Sources -*** Default scoring values can now be set from the menu bar. +** Gnus is now a MIME-capable reader. This affects many parts of +Gnus, and adds a slew of new commands. See the manual for details. -*** Further syntax checking of outgoing articles have been added. +** Gnus has also been multilingualized. This also affects too +many parts of Gnus to summarize here, and adds many new variables. -The Gnus manual has been expanded. It explains all these new features -in greater detail. +** gnus-auto-select-first can now be a function to be +called to position point. + +** The user can now decide which extra headers should be included in +summary buffers and NOV files. + +** `gnus-article-display-hook' has been removed. Instead, a number +of variables starting with `gnus-treat-' have been added. + +** The Gnus posting styles have been redone again and now works in a +subtly different manner. + +** New web-based backends have been added: nnslashdot, nnwarchive +and nnultimate. nnweb has been revamped, again, to keep up with +ever-changing layouts. + +** Gnus can now read IMAP mail via nnimap. + + +* For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features". + +---------------------------------------------------------------------- +Copyright information: + +Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + + Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim copies + of this document as received, in any medium, provided that the + copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved, + thus giving the recipient permission to redistribute in turn. + + Permission is granted to distribute modified versions + of this document, or of portions of it, + under the above conditions, provided also that they + carry prominent notices stating who last changed them. + +Local variables: +mode: outline +paragraph-separate: "[ ]*$" +end: