From d914800733ea6771db91fd347d22499a406309bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Josefsson Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 20:42:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Talk about canlock more. --- GNUS-NEWS | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/GNUS-NEWS b/GNUS-NEWS index d2f8af230..041b52536 100644 --- a/GNUS-NEWS +++ b/GNUS-NEWS @@ -234,10 +234,14 @@ 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'. +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 and +superseding). Gnus generates a random password string the first time +you post a message, and saves it in your ~/.emacs using the Custom +system. While the variable is called `canlock-password', it is not +security sensitive data. Publishing your canlock string on the web +will not allow anyone to be able to anything she could not already do. +The behaviour can be changed by customizing `message-insert-canlock'. ** Gnus supports server-side mail filtering using Sieve. -- 2.34.1