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1 | @c -*-texinfo-*- |
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dcb8ac09 | 3 | @c Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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5 | @c Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim copies | |
6 | @c of this document as received, in any medium, provided that the | |
7 | @c copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved, | |
8 | @c thus giving the recipient permission to redistribute in turn. | |
9 | ||
10 | @c Permission is granted to distribute modified versions | |
11 | @c of this document, or of portions of it, | |
12 | @c under the above conditions, provided also that they | |
13 | @c carry prominent notices stating who last changed them. | |
14 | ||
15 | @c This file contains a list of news features Gnus. It is supposed to be | |
16 | @c included in `gnus.texi'. `GNUS-NEWS' is automatically generated from | |
17 | @c this file (see `gnus-news.el'). | |
18 | ||
19 | @itemize @bullet | |
20 | ||
21 | @item Installation changes | |
22 | ||
23 | @itemize @bullet | |
24 | @item Upgrading from previous (stable) version if you have used No Gnus. | |
25 | ||
26 | If you have tried No Gnus (the unstable Gnus branch leading to this | |
27 | release) but went back to a stable version, be careful when upgrading | |
28 | to this version. In particular, you will probably want to remove the | |
29 | @file{~/News/marks} directory (perhaps selectively), so that flags are | |
30 | read from your @file{~/.newsrc.eld} instead of from the stale marks | |
31 | file, where this release will store flags for nntp. See a later entry | |
32 | for more information about nntp marks. Note that downgrading isn't | |
33 | safe in general. | |
34 | ||
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35 | @item Incompatibity when switching from Emacs 23 to Emacs 22 |
36 | In Emacs 23, Gnus uses Emacs' new internal coding system @code{utf-8-emacs} | |
37 | for saving articles drafts and @file{~/.newsrc.eld}. These file may not | |
38 | be read correctly in Emacs 22 and below. If you want to Gnus across | |
39 | different Emacs versions, you may set @code{mm-auto-save-coding-system} | |
40 | to @code{emacs-mule}. | |
41 | @c FIXME: Untested. (Or did anyone test it?) | |
42 | @c Cf. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/66251/focus=66344 | |
43 | ||
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44 | @item Lisp files are now installed in @file{.../site-lisp/gnus/} by default. |
45 | It defaulted to @file{.../site-lisp/} formerly. In addition to this, | |
46 | the new installer issues a warning if other Gnus installations which | |
47 | will shadow the latest one are detected. You can then remove those | |
48 | shadows manually or remove them using @code{make | |
49 | remove-installed-shadows}. | |
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50 | |
51 | @item The installation directory name is allowed to have spaces and/or tabs. | |
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52 | @end itemize |
53 | ||
54 | @item New packages and libraries within Gnus | |
55 | ||
56 | @itemize @bullet | |
57 | ||
58 | @item Gnus includes the Emacs Lisp @acronym{SASL} library. | |
59 | ||
60 | This provides a clean @acronym{API} to @acronym{SASL} mechanisms from | |
61 | within Emacs. The user visible aspects of this, compared to the earlier | |
62 | situation, include support for @acronym{DIGEST}-@acronym{MD5} and | |
63 | @acronym{NTLM}. @xref{Top, ,Emacs SASL, sasl, Emacs SASL}. | |
64 | ||
65 | @item ManageSieve connections uses the @acronym{SASL} library by default. | |
66 | ||
67 | The primary change this brings is support for @acronym{DIGEST-MD5} and | |
68 | @acronym{NTLM}, when the server supports it. | |
69 | ||
70 | @item Gnus includes a password cache mechanism in password.el. | |
71 | ||
72 | It is enabled by default (see @code{password-cache}), with a short | |
73 | timeout of 16 seconds (see @code{password-cache-expiry}). If | |
74 | @acronym{PGG} is used as the @acronym{PGP} back end, the @acronym{PGP} | |
75 | passphrase is managed by this mechanism. Passwords for ManageSieve | |
76 | connections are managed by this mechanism, after querying the user | |
77 | about whether to do so. | |
78 | @end itemize | |
79 | ||
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80 | @item Changes in group mode |
81 | @c ************************ | |
82 | ||
83 | @itemize @bullet | |
84 | @item | |
85 | Old intermediate incoming mail files (@file{Incoming*}) are deleted | |
86 | after a couple of days, not immediately. @xref{Mail Source | |
87 | Customization}. | |
88 | @c New in Gnus 5.10.10 / No Gnus 0.8 | |
89 | @c This entry is also present in the node "Oort Gnus". | |
90 | ||
91 | @end itemize | |
92 | ||
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93 | @item Changes in summary and article mode |
94 | ||
95 | @itemize @bullet | |
96 | ||
97 | @item Gnus now supports sticky article buffers. Those are article buffers | |
98 | that are not reused when you select another article. @xref{Sticky | |
99 | Articles}. | |
100 | ||
101 | @item International host names (@acronym{IDNA}) can now be decoded | |
102 | inside article bodies using @kbd{W i} | |
103 | (@code{gnus-summary-idna-message}). This requires that GNU Libidn | |
104 | (@url{http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/}) has been installed. | |
105 | @c FIXME: Also mention @code{message-use-idna}? | |
106 | ||
107 | @item The non-@acronym{ASCII} group names handling has been much | |
108 | improved. The back ends that fully support non-@acronym{ASCII} group | |
109 | names are now @code{nntp}, @code{nnml}, and @code{nnrss}. Also the | |
110 | agent, the cache, and the marks features work with those back ends. | |
111 | @xref{Non-ASCII Group Names}. | |
112 | ||
113 | @item Gnus now displays @acronym{DNS} master files sent as text/dns | |
114 | using dns-mode. | |
115 | ||
116 | @item Gnus supports new limiting commands in the Summary buffer: | |
117 | @kbd{/ r} (@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-replied}) and @kbd{/ R} | |
118 | (@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient}). @xref{Limiting}. | |
119 | ||
120 | @item You can now fetch all ticked articles from the server using | |
121 | @kbd{Y t} (@code{gnus-summary-insert-ticked-articles}). @xref{Summary | |
122 | Generation Commands}. | |
123 | ||
124 | @item Gnus supports a new sort command in the Summary buffer: | |
125 | @kbd{C-c C-s C-t} (@code{gnus-summary-sort-by-recipient}). @xref{Summary | |
126 | Sorting}. | |
127 | ||
128 | @item @acronym{S/MIME} now features @acronym{LDAP} user certificate searches. | |
129 | You need to configure the server in @code{smime-ldap-host-list}. | |
130 | ||
131 | @item URLs inside Open@acronym{PGP} headers are retrieved and imported | |
132 | to your PGP key ring when you click on them. | |
133 | ||
134 | @item | |
135 | Picons can be displayed right from the textual address, see | |
136 | @code{gnus-picon-style}. @xref{Picons}. | |
137 | ||
138 | @item @acronym{ANSI} @acronym{SGR} control sequences can be transformed | |
139 | using @kbd{W A}. | |
140 | ||
141 | @acronym{ANSI} sequences are used in some Chinese hierarchies for | |
142 | highlighting articles (@code{gnus-article-treat-ansi-sequences}). | |
143 | ||
144 | @item Gnus now MIME decodes articles even when they lack "MIME-Version" header. | |
145 | This changes the default of @code{gnus-article-loose-mime}. | |
146 | ||
147 | @item @code{gnus-decay-scores} can be a regexp matching score files. | |
148 | For example, set it to @samp{\\.ADAPT\\'} and only adaptive score files | |
149 | will be decayed. @xref{Score Decays}. | |
150 | ||
151 | @item Strings prefixing to the @code{To} and @code{Newsgroup} headers in | |
152 | summary lines when using @code{gnus-ignored-from-addresses} can be | |
153 | customized with @code{gnus-summary-to-prefix} and | |
154 | @code{gnus-summary-newsgroup-prefix}. @xref{To From Newsgroups}. | |
155 | ||
156 | @item You can replace @acronym{MIME} parts with external bodies. | |
157 | See @code{gnus-mime-replace-part} and @code{gnus-article-replace-part}. | |
158 | @xref{MIME Commands}, @ref{Using MIME}. | |
159 | ||
160 | @item | |
161 | The option @code{mm-fill-flowed} can be used to disable treatment of | |
162 | format=flowed messages. Also, flowed text is disabled when sending | |
163 | inline @acronym{PGP} signed messages. @xref{Flowed text, ,Flowed text, | |
164 | emacs-mime, The Emacs MIME Manual}. (New in Gnus 5.10.7) | |
165 | @c This entry is also present in the node "Oort Gnus". | |
166 | ||
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167 | @item Now the new command @kbd{S W} |
168 | (@code{gnus-article-wide-reply-with-original}) for a wide reply in the | |
169 | article buffer yanks a text that is in the active region, if it is set, | |
170 | as well as the @kbd{R} (@code{gnus-article-reply-with-original}) command. | |
171 | Note that the @kbd{R} command in the article buffer no longer accepts a | |
172 | prefix argument, which was used to make it do a wide reply. | |
173 | @xref{Article Keymap}. | |
174 | ||
175 | @item The new command @kbd{C-h b} | |
176 | (@code{gnus-article-describe-bindings}) used in the article buffer now | |
177 | shows not only the article commands but also the real summary commands | |
178 | that are accessible from the article buffer. | |
179 | ||
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180 | @end itemize |
181 | ||
182 | @item Changes in Message mode | |
183 | ||
184 | @itemize @bullet | |
185 | @item Gnus now supports the ``hashcash'' client puzzle anti-spam mechanism. | |
186 | Use @code{(setq message-generate-hashcash t)} to enable. | |
187 | @xref{Hashcash}. | |
188 | ||
189 | @item You can now drag and drop attachments to the Message buffer. | |
190 | See @code{mml-dnd-protocol-alist} and @code{mml-dnd-attach-options}. | |
191 | @xref{MIME, ,MIME, message, Message Manual}. | |
192 | ||
193 | @item The option @code{message-yank-empty-prefix} now controls how | |
194 | empty lines are prefixed in cited text. @xref{Insertion Variables, | |
195 | ,Insertion Variables, message, Message Manual}. | |
196 | ||
197 | @item Gnus uses narrowing to hide headers in Message buffers. | |
198 | The @code{References} header is hidden by default. To make all | |
199 | headers visible, use @code{(setq message-hidden-headers nil)}. | |
200 | @xref{Message Headers, ,Message Headers, message, Message Manual}. | |
201 | ||
202 | @item You can highlight different levels of citations like in the | |
203 | article buffer. See @code{gnus-message-highlight-citation}. | |
204 | ||
205 | @item @code{auto-fill-mode} is enabled by default in Message mode. | |
206 | See @code{message-fill-column}. @xref{Various Message Variables, , | |
207 | Message Headers, message, Message Manual}. | |
208 | ||
209 | @item You can now store signature files in a special directory | |
210 | named @code{message-signature-directory}. | |
211 | ||
212 | @item The option @code{message-citation-line-format} controls the format | |
213 | of the "Whomever writes:" line. You need to set | |
214 | @code{message-citation-line-function} to | |
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216 | @end itemize |
217 | ||
218 | @item Changes in back ends | |
219 | ||
220 | @itemize @bullet | |
221 | @item The nntp back end stores article marks in @file{~/News/marks}. | |
222 | ||
223 | The directory can be changed using the (customizable) variable | |
224 | @code{nntp-marks-directory}, and marks can be disabled using the | |
225 | (back end) variable @code{nntp-marks-is-evil}. The advantage of this | |
226 | is that you can copy @file{~/News/marks} (using rsync, scp or | |
227 | whatever) to another Gnus installation, and it will realize what | |
228 | articles you have read and marked. The data in @file{~/News/marks} | |
229 | has priority over the same data in @file{~/.newsrc.eld}. | |
230 | ||
231 | @item | |
232 | You can import and export your @acronym{RSS} subscriptions from | |
233 | @acronym{OPML} files. @xref{RSS}. | |
234 | ||
235 | @item @acronym{IMAP} identity (@acronym{RFC} 2971) is supported. | |
236 | ||
237 | By default, Gnus does not send any information about itself, but you can | |
238 | customize it using the variable @code{nnimap-id}. | |
239 | ||
240 | @item The @code{nnrss} back end now supports multilingual text. | |
241 | Non-@acronym{ASCII} group names for the @code{nnrss} groups are also | |
242 | supported. @xref{RSS}. | |
243 | ||
244 | @item Retrieving mail with @acronym{POP3} is supported over @acronym{SSL}/@acronym{TLS} and with StartTLS. | |
245 | ||
246 | @item The nnml back end allows other compression programs beside @file{gzip} | |
247 | for compressed message files. @xref{Mail Spool}. | |
248 | ||
249 | @item The nnml back end supports group compaction. | |
250 | ||
251 | This feature, accessible via the functions | |
252 | @code{gnus-group-compact-group} (@kbd{G z} in the group buffer) and | |
253 | @code{gnus-server-compact-server} (@kbd{z} in the server buffer) | |
254 | renumbers all articles in a group, starting from 1 and removing gaps. | |
255 | As a consequence, you get a correct total article count (until | |
256 | messages are deleted again). | |
257 | @end itemize | |
258 | ||
259 | @item Appearance | |
260 | @c Maybe it's not worth to separate this from "Miscellaneous"? | |
261 | ||
262 | @itemize @bullet | |
263 | ||
264 | @item The tool bar has been updated to use GNOME icons. | |
265 | You can also customize the tool bar. There's no documentation in the | |
266 | manual yet, but @kbd{M-x customize-apropos RET -tool-bar$} should get | |
267 | you started. (Only for Emacs, not in XEmacs.) | |
268 | @c FIXME: Document this in the manual | |
269 | ||
270 | @item The tool bar icons are now (de)activated correctly | |
271 | in the group buffer, see the variable @code{gnus-group-update-tool-bar}. | |
272 | Its default value depends on your Emacs version. | |
273 | @c FIXME: Document this in the manual | |
274 | ||
275 | @item You can change the location of XEmacs' toolbars in Gnus buffers. | |
276 | See @code{gnus-use-toolbar} and @code{message-use-toolbar}. | |
277 | ||
278 | @end itemize | |
279 | ||
280 | @item Miscellaneous changes | |
281 | ||
282 | @itemize @bullet | |
283 | @item Having edited the select-method for the foreign server in the | |
284 | server buffer is immediately reflected to the subscription of the groups | |
285 | which use the server in question. For instance, if you change | |
286 | @code{nntp-via-address} into @samp{bar.example.com} from | |
287 | @samp{foo.example.com}, Gnus will connect to the news host by way of the | |
288 | intermediate host @samp{bar.example.com} from next time. | |
289 | ||
290 | @item The @file{all.SCORE} file can be edited from the group buffer | |
291 | using @kbd{W e}. | |
292 | ||
293 | @end itemize | |
294 | ||
295 | @end itemize | |
296 | ||
297 | @c gnus-news.texi ends here. | |
298 | ||
299 | @ignore | |
300 | arch-tag: 872c7569-4340-4d73-9d1d-7826d9f94a51 | |
301 | @end ignore |