(Antinews): Mention Babyl format.

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index d3874a2..f182102 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+2009-02-17  Richard M Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
+
+       * anti.texi (Antinews): Mention Babyl format.
+
+       * emacs.texi (Top): Delete `Out of Rmail' from subnode menu.
+
+       * rmail.texi: Update for mbox format.
+       Various small fixes, as well as the following.
+       (Out of Rmail): Node deleted.
+       (Rmail): Update menu.
+       (Rmail Files): Comment out set-rmail-inbox-list.
+       Document rmail-inbox-list instead.
+       (Rmail Output): Substantial changes since C-o is now
+       rmail-output-as-seen and o is rmail-output.
+       (Rmail Attributes): Delete `stored', add `retried'.
+       (Rmail Display): Editing headers works in all cases.
+
 2009-02-17  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
        * basic.texi (Position Info): M-x count-lines-region is not always on

diff --git a/doc/emacs/anti.texi b/doc/emacs/anti.texi
index e31a668..8cb78bf 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/emacs/anti.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/anti.texi
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ For simplicity, the functions @code{encode-coding-region} and
 to store the result of their conversions.  The result always replaces
 the original, so there's no need to look for it elsewhere.
 
+@item
+Rmail now uses a special file format, Babyl format, designed specially
+for storing and editing mail.  When you visit a file in Rmail, or get new
+mail, Rmail converts it automatically to Babyl format.
+
 @item
 Emacs no longer performs font anti-aliasing.  If your fonts look ugly,
 try choosing a larger font and increasing the screen resolution.

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index d0c80bd..2e31d8b 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ corresponding remote host.
 
 ** Rmail
 
++++
 *** Rmail no longer converts the messages to Babyl format.
 Instead, it keeps them in their original mbox format, both on disk and
 in Rmail buffers, and does conversion and decoding when a message is
@@ -935,6 +936,10 @@ conversion, but it can take a few minutes, depending on how fast is
 your machine and on the size of the file.  You should find the rest of
 Rmail usage unaltered.
 
+However, M-x set-rmail-inbox-list now lasts only for one session
+because there is no way to save the list of inbox files in an
+mbox-format file.
+
 FIXME: Add more mbox merge details
 
 *** The command `rmail-redecode-body' no longer accepts the optional arg RAW.
@@ -942,6 +947,17 @@ Since Rmail now holds messages in their original undecoded form in a
 separate buffer, `rmail-redecode-body' no longer encodes the original
 message, and therefore there should be no need to avoid encoding it.
 
++++
+*** The o command is now `rmail-output'.  It is an all-purpose command
+for copying messages from Rmail and appending them to files.  It
+handles Babyl-format files as well as mbox-format files, and it
+handles both kinds properly when they are visited in Emacs.  It always
+copies the full headers of the message.
+
++++
+*** The C-o command is now `rmail-output-as-seen'.  It uses
+the message as displayed, appending it to an mbox file.
+
 ** TeX modes
 ---
 *** New option latex-indent-within-escaped-parens