For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".
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-* Installation changes in No Gnus
+* Installation changes
** Upgrading from previous (stable) version if you have used No Gnus.
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
+** 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'.
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-* Major new features in No Gnus
+* New packages and libraries within Gnus
-** 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.
+** Gnus includes the Emacs Lisp SASL library.
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.
+support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM. *Note Emacs SASL: (sasl)Top.
** ManageSieve connections uses the SASL library by default.
for ManageSieve connections are managed by this mechanism, after
querying the user about whether to do so.
-** The `all.SCORE' file can be edited from the group buffer using `W e'.
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+* Changes in summary and article mode
-** Gnus now views DNS master files sent as text/dns using dns-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 supports the "hashcash" client puzzle anti-spam mechanism. See
-the Gnus manual, section Hashcash, for more information. Use `(setq
-message-generate-hashcash t)' to enable.
+** 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'
** 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
+** 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::.
+
+** 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.
+
+
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+* Changes in Message
+
+** Gnus now supports the "hashcash" client puzzle anti-spam mechanism. See
+the Gnus manual, section Hashcash, for more information. Use `(setq
+message-generate-hashcash t)' to enable.
+
+** 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.
+
+** 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)'.
+
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* Changes in back ends
** Retrieving mail with POP3 is supported over SSL/TLS and with StartTLS.
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-* Changes in 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.
-
-** The option `message-yank-empty-prefix' now controls how empty lines are
-prefixed in cited text. *Note Insertion Variables: (message)Insertion
-Variables.
-
-** 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)'.
-
** The nnml back end allows other compression programs beside `gzip' for
compressed message files. *Note Mail Spool::.
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-* Other changes in No Gnus
-
-** Picons can be displayed right from the textual address, see
-`gnus-picon-style'. *Note Picons::.
+* Appearance
-** ANSI SGR control sequences can be transformed using `W A'.
+** 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.)
-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'.
+** 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.
-** `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::.
+** You can change the location of XEmacs' toolbars in Gnus buffers. See
+`gnus-use-toolbar' and `message-use-toolbar'.
-** 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::.
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+* 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
will connect to the news host by way of the intermediate host
`bar.example.com' from next time.
-** You can change the location of XEmacs' toolbars in Gnus buffers. See
-`gnus-use-toolbar' and `message-use-toolbar'.
-
-** 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 `all.SCORE' file can be edited from the group buffer using `W e'.
-** 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.
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* For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".
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