X-Git-Url: http://cgit.sxemacs.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=GNUS-NEWS;h=de3a781e55894f6003385a50c3fa9b1159093d0e;hb=7dad2e5e25a5cd774c337626af5c1ee58773a51e;hp=c7e4692c496267889d24148b4527a45779529f97;hpb=117bea7664bd993fd07e67e2c8af5eeadf99e798;p=gnus diff --git a/GNUS-NEWS b/GNUS-NEWS index c7e4692c4..de3a781e5 100644 --- a/GNUS-NEWS +++ b/GNUS-NEWS @@ -1,55 +1,305 @@ -** 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. -*** The Gnus alpha distribution no longer bundles Custom and Widget. -If your Emacs doesn't come with these libraries, fetch them from -. You also then need to -add the following to the lisp/dgnushack.el file: +Please send Gnus bug reports to bugs@gnus.org. +For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features". - (push "~/lisp/custom" load-path) + +* Changes in Oort Gnus -Modify to suit your needs. +** Gnus decodes morse encoded messages if you press W m. -*** New functionality for using Gnus as an offline newsreader has been -added. A plethora of new commands and modes have been added. See the -Gnus manual for the full story. +** Unread count correct in nnimap groups. -*** The nndraft backend has returned, but works differently than -before. All Message buffers are now also articles in the nndraft -group, which is created automatically. +The estimated number of unread articles in the group buffer should now +be correct for nnimap groups. This is achieved by calling +`nnimap-fixup-unread-after-getting-new-news' from the +`gnus-setup-news-hook' (called on startup) and +gnus-after-getting-new-news-hook. (called after getting new mail). If +you have modified those variables from the default, you may want to +add n-f-u-a-g-n-n again. If you were happy with the estimate and want +to save some (minimal) time when getting new mail, remove the +function. -*** `gnus-alter-header-function' can now be used to alter header -values. +** Group Carbon Copy (GCC) quoting -*** `gnus-summary-goto-article' now accept Message-ID's. +To support groups that contains SPC and other weird characters, groups +are quoted before they are placed in the Gcc: header. This means +variables such as `gnus-message-archive-group' should no longer +contain quote characters to make groups containing SPC work. Also, if +you are using the string "nnml:foo, nnml:bar" (indicating Gcc into two +groups) you must change it to return the list ("nnml:foo" "nnml:bar"), +otherwise the Gcc: line will be quoted incorrectly. Note that +returning the string "nnml:foo, nnml:bar" was incorrect earlier, it +just didn't generate any problems since it was inserted directly. -*** A new Message command for deleting text in the body of a message -outside the region: `C-c C-v'. +** ~/News/overview/ not used. -*** You can now post to component group in nnvirtual groups with -`C-u C-c C-c'. +As a result of the following change, the ~/News/overview/ directory is +not used any more. You can safely delete the entire hierarchy. -*** `nntp-rlogin-program' -- new variable to ease customization. +** gnus-agent -*** `C-u C-c C-c' in `gnus-article-edit-mode' will now inhibit -re-highlighting of the article buffer. +The Gnus Agent is now enabled by default, and all nntp and nnimap +servers from gnus-select-method and gnus-secondary-select-method are +agentized by default. Earlier only the server in gnus-select-method +was agentized by the default, and the agent was disabled by default. +When the agent is enabled, headers are now also retrieved from the +Agent cache instead of the backends when possible. Earlier this only +happened in the unplugged state. You can enroll or remove servers +with `J a' and `J r' in the server buffer. Gnus will not download +articles into the Agent cache, unless you instruct it to do so, +though, by using `J u' or `J s' from the Group buffer. You revert to +the old behaviour of having the Agent disabled with `(setq gnus-agent +nil)'. Note that putting (gnus-agentize) in ~/.gnus is not needed any +more. -*** New element in `gnus-boring-article-headers' -- `long-to'. +** gnus-summary-line-format -*** `M-i' symbolic prefix command. See the section "Symbolic -Prefixes" in the Gnus manual for details. +The default value changed to "%U%R%z%I%(%[%4L: %-23,23f%]%) %s\n". +Moreover gnus-extra-headers, nnmail-extra-headers and +gnus-ignored-from-addresses changed their default so that the users +name will be replaced by the recipient's name or the group name +posting to for NNTP groups. -*** `L' and `I' in the summary buffer now take the symbolic prefix -`a' to add the score rule to the "all.SCORE" file. +** deuglify.el (gnus-article-outlook-deuglify-article) -*** `gnus-simplify-subject-functions' variable to allow greater -control over simplification. +A new file from Raymond Scholz for deuglifying +broken Outlook (Express) articles. -*** `A T' -- new command for fetching the current thread. +** (require 'gnus-load) -*** `/ T' -- new command for including the current thread in the -limit. +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. -*** `M-RET' is a new Message command for breaking cited text. +File gnus-load.el contains autoload commands, functions and variables, +some of which may not be included in distributions of Emacsen. -*** \\1-expressions are now valid in `nnmail-split-methods'. +** gnus-slave-unplugged +A new command which starts gnus offline in slave mode. + +** message-insinuate-rmail + +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. + +** message-minibuffer-local-map + +The line below enables BBDB in resending a message: + +(define-key message-minibuffer-local-map [(tab)] 'bbdb-complete-name) + +** Externalize attachments. + +If gnus-gcc-externalize-attachments (or +message-fcc-externalize-attachments) is non-nil, attach local files as +external parts. + +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. + +** gnus-default-charset + +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. + +** gnus-posting-styles + +Add a new format of match like + + ((header "to" "larsi.*org") + (Organization "Somewhere, Inc.")) + +The old format like the lines below is obsolete. + + (header "to" "larsi.*org" + (Organization "Somewhere, Inc.")) + +** message-ignored-news-headers and message-ignored-mail-headers + +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. + +** Gnus reads the NOV and articles in the Agent if plugged. + +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. + +** Gnus supports the "format=flowed" (RFC 2646) parameter. + +On composing messages, it is enabled by `use-hard-newlines'. Decoding +format=flowed was present but not documented in earlier versions. + +** Gnus supports the generation of RFC 2298 Disposition Notification requests. + +This is invoked with the C-c M-n key binding from message mode. + +** Gnus supports Maildir groups. + +Gnus includes a new backend nnmaildir.el. + +** Printing capabilities are enhanced. + +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. + +** Message supports the Importance: (RFC 2156) header. + +In the message buffer, C-c C-f C-i or C-u cycles through the valid values. + +** Gnus supports Cancel Locks in News. + +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'. + +** Gnus supports server-side mail filtering using Sieve. + +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. + +** Extended format specs. + +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. + +** `/ *' (gnus-summary-limit-include-cached) is rewritten. + +It was aliased to `Y c' (gnus-summary-insert-cached-articles). The new +function filters out other articles. + +** Group names are treated as UTF-8 by default. + +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. + +** The nnml and nnfolder backends store marks for each groups. + +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. + +** The menu bar (in Group and Summary buffer) named "Misc" has been +renamed to "Gnus". + +** The menu bar (in Message mode) named "MML" has been renamed to +"Attachments". + +** gnus-group-charset-alist and gnus-group-ignored-charsets-alist. + +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: + + ("^han\\>" euc-kr) -> ("\\(^\\|:\\)han\\>" euc-kr) + +** Gnus supports PGP (RFC 1991/2440), PGP/MIME (RFC 2015/3156) and +S/MIME (RFC 2630-2633). + +** Gnus inlines external parts (message/external). + +** MML (Mime compose) prefix changed from `M-m' to `C-c C-m'. + +This change was made to avoid conflict with the standard binding of +`back-to-indentation', which is also useful in message mode. + +** Bug fixes. + + +* Changes in Pterodactyl Gnus (5.8/5.9) + +The Gnus NEWS entries are short, but they reflect sweeping changes in +four areas: Article display treatment, MIME treatment, +internationalization and mail-fetching. + +** The mail-fetching functions have changed. See the manual for the +many details. In particular, all procmail fetching variables are gone. + +If you used procmail like in + +(setq nnmail-use-procmail t) +(setq nnmail-spool-file 'procmail) +(setq nnmail-procmail-directory "~/mail/incoming/") +(setq nnmail-procmail-suffix "\\.in") + +this now has changed to + +(setq mail-sources + '((directory :path "~/mail/incoming/" + :suffix ".in"))) + +More information is available in the info doc at Select Methods -> +Getting Mail -> Mail Sources + +** 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. + +** Gnus has also been multilingualized. This also affects too +many parts of Gnus to summarize here, and adds many new variables. + +** 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: