Reinstate the two-part async code again so that we can debug it properly.

[gnus] / GNUS-NEWS

diff --git a/GNUS-NEWS b/GNUS-NEWS
index 8ba2b0b..718d186 100644 (file)
--- a/GNUS-NEWS
+++ b/GNUS-NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GNUS NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.
 GNUS NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.

-Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
-   2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-See the end for copying conditions.
+
+Copyright (C) 1999-2011  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+See the end of the file for license conditions.

 
 Please send Gnus bug reports to bugs@gnus.org.
 For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".
 
 Please send Gnus bug reports to bugs@gnus.org.
 For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".


@@ -20,12 +20,21 @@ 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.
 
 information about nntp marks.  Note that downgrading isn't safe in
 general.
 

+** Incompatibility when switching from Emacs 23 to Emacs 22 In Emacs 23,
+Gnus uses Emacs' new internal coding system `utf-8-emacs' for saving
+articles drafts and `~/.newsrc.eld'.  These files may not be read
+correctly in Emacs 22 and below.  If you want to use Gnus across
+different Emacs versions, you may set `mm-auto-save-coding-system' to
+`emacs-mule'.
+

 ** 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'.
 
 ** 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'.
 

+** The installation directory name is allowed to have spaces and/or tabs.
+

 \f
 * New packages and libraries within Gnus
 
 \f
 * New packages and libraries within Gnus
 


@@ -40,7 +49,7 @@ support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM.   *Note Emacs SASL: (sasl)Top.
 The primary change this brings is support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM, when
 the server supports it.
 
 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.
+** Gnus includes a password cache mechanism in password-cache.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
 
 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


@@ -48,12 +57,37 @@ 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.
 
 for ManageSieve connections are managed by this mechanism, after
 querying the user about whether to do so.
 

+** Using EasyPG with Gnus When EasyPG, is available, Gnus will use it
+instead of PGG.  EasyPG is an Emacs user interface to GNU Privacy Guard.
+ *Note EasyPG Assistant user's manual: (epa)Top.  EasyPG is included in
+Emacs 23 and available separately as well.
+
+\f
+* Changes in group mode
+
+** Old intermediate incoming mail files (`Incoming*') are deleted after a
+couple of days, not immediately.  *Note Mail Source Customization::.
+(New in Gnus 5.10.10 / No Gnus 0.8)
+
+

 \f
 * Changes in summary and article mode
 
 \f
 * Changes in summary and article mode
 

+** Gnus now supports sticky article buffers.  Those are article buffers
+that are not reused when you select another article.  *Note Sticky
+Articles::.
+
+** Gnus can selectively display `text/html' articles with a WWW browser
+with `K H'.  *Note MIME Commands::.
+

 ** International host names (IDNA) can now be decoded inside article bodies
 using `W i' (`gnus-summary-idna-message').  This requires that GNU Libidn
 ** 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.
+(`http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/') has been installed.
+
+** The non-ASCII group names handling has been much improved.  The back
+ends that fully support non-ASCII group names are now `nntp', `nnml',
+and `nnrss'.  Also the agent, the cache, and the marks features work
+with those back ends.  *Note Non-ASCII Group Names::.

 
 ** Gnus now displays DNS master files sent as text/dns using dns-mode.
 
 
 ** Gnus now displays DNS master files sent as text/dns using dns-mode.
 


@@ -61,6 +95,10 @@ using `W i' (`gnus-summary-idna-message').  This requires that GNU Libidn
 (`gnus-summary-limit-to-replied') and `/ R'
 (`gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient').  *Note Limiting::.
 
 (`gnus-summary-limit-to-replied') and `/ R'
 (`gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient').  *Note Limiting::.
 

+** You can now fetch all ticked articles from the server using `Y t'
+(`gnus-summary-insert-ticked-articles').  *Note Summary Generation
+Commands::.
+

 ** Gnus supports a new sort command in the Summary buffer: `C-c C-s C-t'
 (`gnus-summary-sort-by-recipient').  *Note Summary Sorting::.
 
 ** Gnus supports a new sort command in the Summary buffer: `C-c C-s C-t'
 (`gnus-summary-sort-by-recipient').  *Note Summary Sorting::.
 


@@ -92,13 +130,24 @@ From Newsgroups::.
 
 ** You can replace MIME parts with external bodies.  See
 `gnus-mime-replace-part' and `gnus-article-replace-part'.  *Note MIME
 
 ** You can replace MIME parts with external bodies.  See
 `gnus-mime-replace-part' and `gnus-article-replace-part'.  *Note MIME

-Commands::, *Note Using 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.  *Note Flowed text: (emacs-mime)Flowed text.
 (New in Gnus 5.10.7)
 
 
 ** 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.  *Note Flowed text: (emacs-mime)Flowed text.
 (New in Gnus 5.10.7)
 

+** Now the new command `S W' (`gnus-article-wide-reply-with-original') for
+a wide reply in the article buffer yanks a text that is in the active
+region, if it is set, as well as the `R'
+(`gnus-article-reply-with-original') command.  Note that the `R' command
+in the article buffer no longer accepts a prefix argument, which was
+used to make it do a wide reply.  *Note Article Keymap::.
+
+** The new command `C-h b' (`gnus-article-describe-bindings') used in the
+article buffer now shows not only the article commands but also the real
+summary commands that are accessible from the article buffer.
+

 
 \f
 * Changes in Message mode
 
 \f
 * Changes in Message mode


@@ -122,6 +171,18 @@ use `(setq message-hidden-headers nil)'.  *Note Message Headers:
 ** You can highlight different levels of citations like in the article
 buffer.  See `gnus-message-highlight-citation'.
 
 ** You can highlight different levels of citations like in the article
 buffer.  See `gnus-message-highlight-citation'.
 

+** `auto-fill-mode' is enabled by default in Message mode.  See
+`message-fill-column'.  *Note Message Headers: (message)Various Message
+Variables.
+
+** You can now store signature files in a special directory named
+`message-signature-directory'.
+
+** The option `message-citation-line-format' controls the format of the
+"Whomever writes:" line.  You need to set
+`message-citation-line-function' to
+`message-insert-formatted-citation-line' as well.
+

 \f
 * Changes in back ends
 
 \f
 * Changes in back ends
 


@@ -151,13 +212,21 @@ names for the `nnrss' groups are also supported.  *Note RSS::.
 ** The nnml back end allows other compression programs beside `gzip' for
 compressed message files.  *Note Mail Spool::.
 
 ** The nnml back end allows other compression programs beside `gzip' for
 compressed message files.  *Note Mail Spool::.
 

+** The nnml back end supports group compaction.
+
+This feature, accessible via the functions `gnus-group-compact-group'
+(`G z' in the group buffer) and `gnus-server-compact-server' (`z' in the
+server buffer) renumbers all articles in a group, starting from 1 and
+removing gaps.  As a consequence, you get a correct total article count
+(until messages are deleted again).
+
+

 \f
 * Appearance
 
 ** The tool bar has been updated to use GNOME icons.  You can also
 \f
 * Appearance
 
 ** 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$' should get you started.  (Only
-for Emacs, not in XEmacs.)
+customize the tool bars: `M-x customize-apropos RET -tool-bar$' should
+get you started.  (Only for Emacs, not in XEmacs.)

 
 ** The tool bar icons are now (de)activated correctly in the group buffer,
 see the variable `gnus-group-update-tool-bar'.  Its default value
 
 ** The tool bar icons are now (de)activated correctly in the group buffer,
 see the variable `gnus-group-update-tool-bar'.  Its default value


@@ -179,25 +248,35 @@ will connect to the news host by way of the intermediate host
 
 ** The `all.SCORE' file can be edited from the group buffer using `W e'.
 
 
 ** The `all.SCORE' file can be edited from the group buffer using `W e'.
 

+** You can set `gnus-mark-copied-or-moved-articles-as-expirable' to a
+non-`nil' value so that articles that have been read may be marked as
+expirable automatically when copying or moving them to a group that has
+auto-expire turned on.  The default is `nil' and copying and moving of
+articles behave as before; i.e., the expirable marks will be unchanged
+except that the marks will be removed when copying or moving articles to
+a group that has not turned auto-expire on.  *Note Expiring Mail::.
+

 
 \f
 * For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".
 
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 \f
 * For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".
 
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-Copyright information:
+\f
+This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.

 
 

-Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
-   2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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+along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

 
 

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-   under the above conditions, provided also that they
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