Import Oort Gnus v0.13.

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@@ -8,10 +8,55 @@ For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".
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 * Changes in Oort Gnus
 
+** The new variable `gnus-parameters' can be used to set group parameters.
+
+Earlier this was done only via `G p' (or `G c'), which stored the
+parameters in ~/.newsrc.eld, but via this variable you can enjoy the
+powers of customize, and simplified backups since you set the variable
+in ~/.emacs instead of ~/.newsrc.eld.  The variable maps regular
+expressions matching group names to group parameters, a'la:
+
+     (setq gnus-parameters
+           '(("mail\\..*"
+              (gnus-show-threads nil)
+              (gnus-use-scoring nil))
+             ("^nnimap:\\(foo.bar\\)$"
+              (to-group . "\\1"))))
+
+** Smileys (":-)", ";-)" etc) are now iconized for Emacs too.
+
+Put (setq gnus-treat-display-smileys nil) in ~/.emacs to disable it.
+
+** Gnus no longer generate the Sender: header automatically.
+
+Earlier it was generated iff the user configurable email address was
+different from the Gnus guessed default user address.  As the guessing
+algorithm is rarely correct these days, and (more controversally) the
+only use of the Sender: header was to check if you are entitled to
+cancel/supersede news (which is now solved by Cancel Locks instead,
+see another entry), generation of the header has been disabled by
+default.  See the variables `message-required-headers',
+`message-required-news-headers', and `message-required-mail-headers'.
+
+** Features from third party message-utils.el added to message.el.
+
+Message now asks if you wish to remove "(was: <old subject>)" from
+subject lines (see `message-subject-trailing-was-query').  C-c M-m and
+C-c M-f inserts markers indicating included text.  C-c C-f a adds a
+X-No-Archive: header.  C-c C-f x inserts appropriate headers and a
+note in the body for cross-postings and followups (see the variables
+`message-cross-post-*').
+
 ** References and X-Draft-Headers are no longer generated when you
    start composing messages.
 
-** Improved anti-speam features.
+** Improved anti-spam features.
+
+Gnus is now able to take out spam from your mail and news streams
+using a wide variety of programs and filter rules. Among the supported
+methods are RBL blocklists, bogofilter and white/blacklists.  Hooks
+for easy use of external packages such as SpamAssassin and Hashcash
+are also new.
 
 ** Easy inclusion of X-Faces headers.
 
@@ -127,7 +172,7 @@ Add a new format of match like
         ((header "to" "larsi.*org")
          (Organization "Somewhere, Inc."))
 
-The old format like the lines below is obsolete.
+The old format like the lines below is obsolete, but still accepted.
 
         (header "to" "larsi.*org"
          (Organization "Somewhere, Inc."))
@@ -215,10 +260,10 @@ the .marks or .mrk file instead of the information in .newsrc.eld.
 The new server variables `nnml-marks-is-evil' and
 `nnfolder-marks-is-evil' can be used to disable this feature.
 
-** The menu bar (in Group and Summary buffer) named "Misc" has been
-renamed to "Gnus".
+** The menu bar item (in Group and Summary buffer) named "Misc" has
+been renamed to "Gnus".
 
-** The menu bar (in Message mode) named "MML" has been renamed to
+** The menu bar item (in Message mode) named "MML" has been renamed to
 "Attachments".
 
 ** gnus-group-charset-alist and gnus-group-ignored-charsets-alist.