* nnweb.el (nnweb-gmane-create-mapping): Keep the mapping stable for
solid groups.
+2006-12-17 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+ * pgg-gpg.el (pgg-gpg-use-agent): Default to t.
+
2006-12-13 Reiner Steib <Reiner.Steib@gmx.de>
* legacy-gnus-agent.el: Add Copyright notice.
;;; deuglify.el --- deuglify broken Outlook (Express) articles
-;; Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-;; Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Raymond Scholz
+;; Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Raymond Scholz <rscholz@zonix.de>
;; Thomas Steffen (unwrapping algorithm,
;;; gnus-diary.el --- Wrapper around the NNDiary Gnus back end
-;; Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-;; Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001 Didier Verna.
+;; Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
+;; 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Didier Verna <didier@xemacs.org>
;; Maintainer: Didier Verna <didier@xemacs.org>
:type '(choice (const :tag "New `--recipient' option" "--recipient")
(const :tag "Old `--remote-user' option" "--remote-user")))
-(defcustom pgg-gpg-use-agent nil
+(defcustom pgg-gpg-use-agent t
"Whether to use gnupg agent for key caching."
:group 'pgg-gpg
:type 'boolean)
(IMAP): Document nnimap-search-uids-not-since-is-evil and
nnimap-nov-is-evil.
+2006-12-24 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+ * pgg.texi (Caching passphrase): Default for pgg-gpg-use-agent changed
+ to t.
+ (Prerequisites): Add explanation about gpg-agent.
+
+2006-12-17 Sascha Wilde <wilde@sha-bang.de>
+
+ * pgg.texi: Added short note on gpg-agent to the introduction.
+
2006-12-13 Reiner Steib <Reiner.Steib@gmx.de>
* gnus.texi (Hiding Headers): Document that `long-to' and `many-to'
This document assumes that you have already obtained and installed them
and that you are familiar with its basic functions.
-By default, PGG uses GnuPG, but Pretty Good Privacy version 2 or version
-5 are also supported. If you are new to such a system, I recommend that
-you should look over the GNU Privacy Handbook (GPH) which is available
-at @uref{http://www.gnupg.org/gph/}.
+By default, PGG uses GnuPG. If you are new to such a system, I
+recommend that you should look over the GNU Privacy Handbook (GPH)
+which is available at @uref{http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/}.
+
+When using GnuPG, we recommend the use of the @code{gpg-agent}
+program, which is distributed with versions 2.0 and later of GnuPG.
+This is a daemon to manage private keys independently from any
+protocol, and provides the most secure way to input and cache your
+passphrases (@pxref{Caching passphrase}). By default, PGG will
+attempt to use @code{gpg-agent} if it is running. @xref{Invoking
+GPG-AGENT,,,gnupg,Using the GNU Privacy Guard}.
+
+PGG also supports Pretty Good Privacy version 2 or version 5.
@node How to use
@chapter How to use
When using GnuPG (gpg) as PGP scheme you can use @code{gpg-agent} for
caching@footnote{Actually @code{gpg-agent} does not cache passphrases
but private keys. On the other hand, from a users point of view this
-technical difference isn't visible.}. If non-@code{nil} try to use a
-running @code{gpg-agent}. It defaults to @code{nil}.
+technical difference isn't visible.}. It defaults to @code{t}.
+Setting this to @code{nil} is not recommended.
@end defvar
@node Default user identity