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 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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* Changes in No Gnus
+** 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.
+
+** The nntp back end stores article marks in `~/News/marks'.
+
+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'.
+
+** 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::.
+
+** 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.
+
+** 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.
+
+** The option `message-yank-empty-prefix' now controls how empty lines
+are prefixed in cited text. *Note Insertion Variables:
+(message)Insertion Variables.
+
+** 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').
+
+** 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 includes an Emacs Lisp SASL library.
-This provide a clean API to SASL mechanisms from within Emacs. The
+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.
** ManageSieve connections uses the SASL library by default.
The primary change this brings is support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM,
-when the server support it.
+when the server supports it.
-** Gnus include a password cache mechanism in password.el.
+** 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 backend, the PGP passphrase is managed by this mechanism.
+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.
+after querying the user about whether to do so.
** IMAP identity (RFC 2971) is supported.
-By default, Gnus do not send any information about itself, but you can
-customize it using `nnimap-id'.
+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'.
+
+** Gnus now MIME decodes articles even when they lack "MIME-Version"
+header. This changes the default of `gnus-article-loose-mime'.
+
+** Gnus now views DNS master files sent as text/dns using dns-mode.
+
+** 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.
+
+** 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::.
+
+** The `nnrss' back end now supports multilingual text. Non-ASCII group
+names for the `nnrss' groups are also supported. *Note RSS::.
+
+** 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)'.
+
+** `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::.
+
+** S/MIME now features LDAP user certificate searches. You need to
+configure the server in `smime-ldap-host-list'.
+
+** 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::.
+
+** 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'.
+
+** Retrieving mail with POP3 is supported over SSL/TLS and with StartTLS.
-** The "all.SCORE" file can now be edited from the group buffer using `W e'.
+** 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 prompt for creating new groups (`G m') now auto complete known groups.
+** You can change the location of XEmacs' toolbars in Gnus buffers. See
+`gnus-use-toolbar' and `message-use-toolbar'.
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* For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".
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