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.
See the end for copying conditions.
Please send Gnus bug reports to bugs@gnus.org.
more information about nntp marks. Note that downgrading isn't safe
in general.
-** The nntp back end store article marks in `~/News/marks'.
+** 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
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::.
+`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 (message)Insertion Variables::.
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 require that
-GNU Libidn (<http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/>) has been installed.
+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 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 the variable `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 decode articles even when they lack "MIME-Version"
+** Gnus now MIME decodes articles even when they lack "MIME-Version"
header. This changes the default of `gnus-article-loose-mime'.
-** Gnus now view DNS master files sent as text/dns using dns-mode.
+** 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
`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. This
-allows to decay only adaptive score files. *Note Score Decays::.
+** `gnus-decay-scores' can be a regexp matching score files. This only
+adaptive score files to decay. *Note Score Decays::.
-** S/MIME now feature LDAP user certificate searches. You need to
+** S/MIME now features LDAP user certificate searches. You need to
configure the server in `smime-ldap-host-list'.
-** Strings prefixed to the `To' and `Newsgroup' headers in summary lines
-when using `gnus-ignored-from-addresses' can be customized with
+** 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.
+
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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 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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