GNUS NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.
-Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
+ 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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-* Changes in No Gnus
+* Installation changes
** Upgrading from previous (stable) version if you have used No Gnus.
If you have tried No Gnus (the unstable Gnus branch leading to this
-release) but went back to a stable version, be careful when upgrading
-to this version. In particular, you will probably want to remove the
-`~/News/marks' directory (perhaps selectively), so that flags are
-read from your `~/.newsrc.eld' instead of from the stale marks file,
-where this release will store flags for nntp. See a later entry for
-more information about nntp marks. Note that downgrading isn't safe
-in general.
+release) but went back to a stable version, be careful when upgrading to
+this version. In particular, you will probably want to remove the
+`~/News/marks' directory (perhaps selectively), so that flags are read
+from your `~/.newsrc.eld' instead of from the stale marks file, where
+this release will store flags for nntp. See a later entry for more
+information about nntp marks. Note that downgrading isn't safe in
+general.
+
+** Lisp files are now installed in `.../site-lisp/gnus/' by default. It
+defaulted to `.../site-lisp/' formerly. In addition to this, the new
+installer issues a warning if other Gnus installations which will shadow
+the latest one are detected. You can then remove those shadows manually
+or remove them using `make remove-installed-shadows'.
+
+\f
+* New packages and libraries within Gnus
-** The nntp back end store article marks in `~/News/marks'.
+** Gnus includes the Emacs Lisp SASL library.
-The directory can be changed using the (customizable) variable
-`nntp-marks-directory', and marks can be disabled using the (back
-end) variable `nntp-marks-is-evil'. The advantage of this is that
-you can copy `~/News/marks' (using rsync, scp or whatever) to another
-Gnus installation, and it will realize what articles you have read
-and marked. The data in `~/News/marks' has priority over the same
-data in `~/.newsrc.eld'.
+This provides a clean API to SASL mechanisms from within Emacs. The
+user visible aspects of this, compared to the earlier situation, include
+support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM. *Note Emacs SASL: (sasl)Top.
+
+** ManageSieve connections uses the SASL library by default.
+
+The primary change this brings is support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM, when
+the server supports it.
+
+** Gnus includes a password cache mechanism in password.el.
+
+It is enabled by default (see `password-cache'), with a short timeout of
+16 seconds (see `password-cache-expiry'). If PGG is used as the PGP
+back end, the PGP passphrase is managed by this mechanism. Passwords
+for ManageSieve connections are managed by this mechanism, after
+querying the user about whether to do so.
+
+\f
+* Changes in summary and article mode
+
+** International host names (IDNA) can now be decoded inside article bodies
+using `W i' (`gnus-summary-idna-message'). This requires that GNU Libidn
+(`http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/') has been installed.
+
+** Gnus now displays DNS master files sent as text/dns using dns-mode.
+
+** Gnus supports new limiting commands in the Summary buffer: `/ r'
+(`gnus-summary-limit-to-replied') and `/ R'
+(`gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient'). *Note Limiting::.
+
+** Gnus supports a new sort command in the Summary buffer: `C-c C-s C-t'
+(`gnus-summary-sort-by-recipient'). *Note Summary Sorting::.
+
+** S/MIME now features LDAP user certificate searches. You need to
+configure the server in `smime-ldap-host-list'.
+
+** URLs inside OpenPGP headers are retrieved and imported to your PGP key
+ring when you click on them.
** Picons can be displayed right from the textual address, see
`gnus-picon-style'. *Note Picons::.
-** You can import and export your RSS subscriptions from OPML files.
-*Note RSS::.
+** ANSI SGR control sequences can be transformed using `W A'.
+
+ANSI sequences are used in some Chinese hierarchies for highlighting
+articles (`gnus-article-treat-ansi-sequences').
+
+** Gnus now MIME decodes articles even when they lack "MIME-Version" header.
+This changes the default of `gnus-article-loose-mime'.
+
+** `gnus-decay-scores' can be a regexp matching score files. For example,
+set it to `\\.ADAPT\\'' and only adaptive score files will be decayed.
+ *Note Score Decays::.
+
+** Strings prefixing to the `To' and `Newsgroup' headers in summary lines
+when using `gnus-ignored-from-addresses' can be customized with
+`gnus-summary-to-prefix' and `gnus-summary-newsgroup-prefix'. *Note To
+From Newsgroups::.
+
+** You can replace MIME parts with external bodies. See
+`gnus-mime-replace-part' and `gnus-article-replace-part'. *Note MIME
+Commands::, *Note Using MIME::.
** The option `mm-fill-flowed' can be used to disable treatment of
format=flowed messages. Also, flowed text is disabled when sending
-inline PGP signed messages.
+inline PGP signed messages. *Note Flowed text: (emacs-mime)Flowed text.
-** You can now drag and drop attachments to the Message buffer.
-** ANSI SGR control sequences can be transformed using `W A'.
+\f
+* Changes in Message mode
-ANSI sequences are used in some Chinese hierarchies for highlighting
-articles (`gnus-article-treat-ansi-sequences').
+** Gnus now supports the "hashcash" client puzzle anti-spam mechanism. Use
+`(setq message-generate-hashcash t)' to enable. *Note Hashcash::.
-** International host names (IDNA) can now be decoded inside article
-bodies using `W i' (`gnus-summary-idna-message').
+** You can now drag and drop attachments to the Message buffer. See
+`mml-dnd-protocol-alist' and `mml-dnd-attach-options'. *Note MIME:
+(message)MIME.
-** Gnus includes an Emacs Lisp SASL library.
+** The option `message-yank-empty-prefix' now controls how empty lines are
+prefixed in cited text. *Note Insertion Variables: (message)Insertion
+Variables.
-This provide a clean API to SASL mechanisms from within Emacs. The
-user visible aspects of this, compared to the earlier situation,
-include support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM.
+** Gnus uses narrowing to hide headers in Message buffers. The
+`References' header is hidden by default. To make all headers visible,
+use `(setq message-hidden-headers nil)'. *Note Message Headers:
+(message)Message Headers.
-** ManageSieve connections uses the SASL library by default.
+\f
+* Changes in back ends
-The primary change this brings is support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM,
-when the server support it.
+** The nntp back end stores article marks in `~/News/marks'.
-** Gnus include a password cache mechanism in password.el.
+The directory can be changed using the (customizable) variable
+`nntp-marks-directory', and marks can be disabled using the (back end)
+variable `nntp-marks-is-evil'. The advantage of this is that you can
+copy `~/News/marks' (using rsync, scp or whatever) to another Gnus
+installation, and it will realize what articles you have read and
+marked. The data in `~/News/marks' has priority over the same data in
+`~/.newsrc.eld'.
-It is enabled by default (see `password-cache'), with a short timeout
-of 16 seconds (see `password-cache-expiry'). If PGG is used as the
-PGP back end, the PGP passphrase is managed by this mechanism.
-Passwords for ManageSieve connections are managed by this mechanism,
-after quering the user about whether to do so.
+** You can import and export your RSS subscriptions from OPML files. *Note
+RSS::.
** IMAP identity (RFC 2971) is supported.
-By default, Gnus do not send any information about itself, but you can
+By default, Gnus does not send any information about itself, but you can
customize it using the variable `nnimap-id'.
-** The `all.SCORE' file can be edited from the group buffer using `W e'.
+** The `nnrss' back end now supports multilingual text. Non-ASCII group
+names for the `nnrss' groups are also supported. *Note RSS::.
-** Gnus now MIME decode articles even when they lack "MIME-Version"
-header. This changes the default of `gnus-article-loose-mime'.
+** Retrieving mail with POP3 is supported over SSL/TLS and with StartTLS.
-** Gnus now view DNS master files sent as text/dns using dns-mode.
+** The nnml back end allows other compression programs beside `gzip' for
+compressed message files. *Note Mail Spool::.
-** Gnus now support the "hashcash" client puzzle anti-spam idea. See
-the Gnus manual, section Hashcash, for more information. Use `(setq
-message-generate-hashcash t)' to enable.
+\f
+* Appearance
-** Gnus supports new limiting commands in the Summary buffer: `/ r'
-(`gnus-summary-limit-to-replied') and `/ R'
-(`gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient'). *Note Limiting::.
+** The tool bar has been updated to use GNOME icons. You can also
+customize the tool bar. There's no documentation in the manual yet, but
+`M-x customize-apropos RET -tool-bar$' should get you started. (Only
+for Emacs, not in XEmacs.)
-** Gnus supports a new sort command in the Summary buffer: `C-c C-s C-t'
-(`gnus-summary-sort-by-recipient'). *Note Summary Sorting::
+** The tool bar icons are now (de)activated correctly in the group buffer,
+see the variable `gnus-group-update-tool-bar'. Its default value
+depends on your Emacs version.
-** The `nnrss' back end now supports multilingual text. Non-ASCII group
-names for the `nnrss' groups are also supported. *Note RSS::.
+** You can change the location of XEmacs' toolbars in Gnus buffers. See
+`gnus-use-toolbar' and `message-use-toolbar'.
-** URLs inside OpenPGP: headers are retrieved and imported to your PGP
-key ring when you click on them.
-** Gnus uses narrowing to hide headers in Message buffers. The
-`References' header is hidden by default. To make all headers
-visible, use `(setq message-hidden-headers nil)'.
+\f
+* Miscellaneous changes
+
+** Having edited the select-method for the foreign server in the server
+buffer is immediately reflected to the subscription of the groups which
+use the server in question. For instance, if you change
+`nntp-via-address' into `bar.example.com' from `foo.example.com', Gnus
+will connect to the news host by way of the intermediate host
+`bar.example.com' from next time.
+
+** The `all.SCORE' file can be edited from the group buffer using `W e'.
-** `gnus-decay-scores' can be a regexp matching score files. This
-allows to decay only adaptive score files. *Note Score Decays::.
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* For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".
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+Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
+ 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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