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-@c Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim copies
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@itemize @bullet
+@item Installation changes
+
+@itemize @bullet
@item Upgrading from previous (stable) version if you have used No Gnus.
If you have tried No Gnus (the unstable Gnus branch leading to this
for more information about nntp marks. Note that downgrading isn't
safe in general.
-@item The nntp back end store article marks in @file{~/News/marks}.
+@item Lisp files are now installed in @file{.../site-lisp/gnus/} by default.
+It defaulted to @file{.../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 @code{make
+remove-installed-shadows}.
+@end itemize
-The directory can be changed using the (customizable) variable
-@code{nntp-marks-directory}, and marks can be disabled using the
-(back end) variable @code{nntp-marks-is-evil}. The advantage of this
-is that you can copy @file{~/News/marks} (using rsync, scp or
-whatever) to another Gnus installation, and it will realize what
-articles you have read and marked. The data in @file{~/News/marks}
-has priority over the same data in @file{~/.newsrc.eld}.
+@item New packages and libraries within Gnus
+
+@itemize @bullet
+
+@item Gnus includes the Emacs Lisp @acronym{SASL} library.
+
+This provides a clean @acronym{API} to @acronym{SASL} mechanisms from
+within Emacs. The user visible aspects of this, compared to the earlier
+situation, include support for @acronym{DIGEST}-@acronym{MD5} and
+@acronym{NTLM}. @xref{Top, ,Emacs SASL, sasl, Emacs SASL}.
+
+@item ManageSieve connections uses the @acronym{SASL} library by default.
+
+The primary change this brings is support for @acronym{DIGEST-MD5} and
+@acronym{NTLM}, when the server supports it.
+
+@item Gnus includes a password cache mechanism in password.el.
+
+It is enabled by default (see @code{password-cache}), with a short
+timeout of 16 seconds (see @code{password-cache-expiry}). If
+@acronym{PGG} is used as the @acronym{PGP} back end, the @acronym{PGP}
+passphrase is managed by this mechanism. Passwords for ManageSieve
+connections are managed by this mechanism, after querying the user
+about whether to do so.
+@end itemize
+
+@item Changes in summary and article mode
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item International host names (@acronym{IDNA}) can now be decoded
+inside article bodies using @kbd{W i}
+(@code{gnus-summary-idna-message}). This requires that GNU Libidn
+(@url{http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/}) has been installed.
+@c FIXME: Also mention @code{message-use-idna}?
+
+@item Gnus now displays @acronym{DNS} master files sent as text/dns
+using dns-mode.
+
+@item Gnus supports new limiting commands in the Summary buffer:
+@kbd{/ r} (@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-replied}) and @kbd{/ R}
+(@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient}). @xref{Limiting}.
+
+@item Gnus supports a new sort command in the Summary buffer:
+@kbd{C-c C-s C-t} (@code{gnus-summary-sort-by-recipient}). @xref{Summary
+Sorting}.
+
+@item @acronym{S/MIME} now features @acronym{LDAP} user certificate searches.
+You need to configure the server in @code{smime-ldap-host-list}.
+
+@item URLs inside Open@acronym{PGP} headers are retrieved and imported
+to your PGP key ring when you click on them.
@item
Picons can be displayed right from the textual address, see
-@code{gnus-picon-style}. @ref{Picons}.
+@code{gnus-picon-style}. @xref{Picons}.
-@item
-You can import and export your @acronym{RSS} subscriptions from
-@acronym{OPML} files. @xref{RSS}.
+@item @acronym{ANSI} @acronym{SGR} control sequences can be transformed
+using @kbd{W A}.
+
+@acronym{ANSI} sequences are used in some Chinese hierarchies for
+highlighting articles (@code{gnus-article-treat-ansi-sequences}).
+
+@item Gnus now MIME decodes articles even when they lack "MIME-Version" header.
+This changes the default of @code{gnus-article-loose-mime}.
+
+@item @code{gnus-decay-scores} can be a regexp matching score files.
+For example, set it to @samp{\\.ADAPT\\'} and only adaptive score files
+will be decayed. @xref{Score Decays}.
+
+@item Strings prefixing to the @code{To} and @code{Newsgroup} headers in
+summary lines when using @code{gnus-ignored-from-addresses} can be
+customized with @code{gnus-summary-to-prefix} and
+@code{gnus-summary-newsgroup-prefix}. @xref{To From Newsgroups}.
+
+@item You can replace @acronym{MIME} parts with external bodies.
+See @code{gnus-mime-replace-part} and @code{gnus-article-replace-part}.
+@xref{MIME Commands}, @ref{Using MIME}.
@item
The option @code{mm-fill-flowed} can be used to disable treatment of
format=flowed messages. Also, flowed text is disabled when sending
inline @acronym{PGP} signed messages.
+@xref{Flowed text, ,Flowed text, emacs-mime, The Emacs MIME Manual}.
-@item You can now drag and drop attachments to the Message buffer.
+@end itemize
-@item @acronym{ANSI} @acronym{SGR} control sequences can be transformed
-using @kbd{W A}.
+@item Changes in Message mode
-@acronym{ANSI} sequences are used in some Chinese hierarchies for
-highlighting articles (@code{gnus-article-treat-ansi-sequences}).
+@itemize @bullet
+@item Gnus now supports the ``hashcash'' client puzzle anti-spam mechanism.
+Use @code{(setq message-generate-hashcash t)} to enable.
+@xref{Hashcash}.
-@item International host names (@acronym{IDNA}) can now be decoded
-inside article bodies using @kbd{W i}
-(@code{gnus-summary-idna-message}). This require that GNU Libidn
-(@url{http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/}) has been installed.
+@item You can now drag and drop attachments to the Message buffer.
+See @code{mml-dnd-protocol-alist} and @code{mml-dnd-attach-options}.
+@xref{MIME, ,MIME, message, Message Manual}.
-@item Gnus includes an Emacs Lisp @acronym{SASL} library.
+@item The option @code{message-yank-empty-prefix} now controls how
+empty lines are prefixed in cited text. @xref{Insertion Variables,
+,Insertion Variables, message, Message Manual}.
-This provide a clean @acronym{API} to @acronym{SASL} mechanisms from
-within Emacs. The user visible aspects of this, compared to the earlier
-situation, include support for @acronym{DIGEST}-@acronym{MD5} and
-@acronym{NTLM}.
+@item Gnus uses narrowing to hide headers in Message buffers.
+The @code{References} header is hidden by default. To make all
+headers visible, use @code{(setq message-hidden-headers nil)}.
+@xref{Message Headers, ,Message Headers, message, Message Manual}.
+@end itemize
-@item ManageSieve connections uses the @acronym{SASL} library by default.
+@item Changes in back ends
-The primary change this brings is support for @acronym{DIGEST-MD5} and
-@acronym{NTLM}, when the server support it.
+@itemize @bullet
+@item The nntp back end stores article marks in @file{~/News/marks}.
-@item Gnus include a password cache mechanism in password.el.
+The directory can be changed using the (customizable) variable
+@code{nntp-marks-directory}, and marks can be disabled using the
+(back end) variable @code{nntp-marks-is-evil}. The advantage of this
+is that you can copy @file{~/News/marks} (using rsync, scp or
+whatever) to another Gnus installation, and it will realize what
+articles you have read and marked. The data in @file{~/News/marks}
+has priority over the same data in @file{~/.newsrc.eld}.
-It is enabled by default (see @code{password-cache}), with a short
-timeout of 16 seconds (see @code{password-cache-expiry}). If
-@acronym{PGG} is used as the @acronym{PGP} back end, the @acronym{PGP}
-passphrase is managed by this mechanism. Passwords for ManageSieve
-connections are managed by this mechanism, after quering the user about
-whether to do so.
+@item
+You can import and export your @acronym{RSS} subscriptions from
+@acronym{OPML} files. @xref{RSS}.
@item @acronym{IMAP} identity (@acronym{RFC} 2971) is supported.
-By default, Gnus do not send any information about itself, but you can
+By default, Gnus does not send any information about itself, but you can
customize it using the variable @code{nnimap-id}.
-@item The @file{all.SCORE} file can be edited from the group buffer
-using @kbd{W e}.
+@item The @code{nnrss} back end now supports multilingual text.
+Non-@acronym{ASCII} group names for the @code{nnrss} groups are also
+supported. @xref{RSS}.
-@item Gnus now MIME decode articles even when they lack "MIME-Version" header.
-This changes the default of @code{gnus-article-loose-mime}.
+@item Retrieving mail with @acronym{POP3} is supported over @acronym{SSL}/@acronym{TLS} and with StartTLS.
-@item Gnus now view DNS master files sent as text/dns using dns-mode.
+@item The nnml back end allows other compression programs beside @file{gzip}
+for compressed message files. @xref{Mail Spool}.
+@end itemize
-@item Gnus now support the ``hashcash'' client puzzle anti-spam idea.
-See the Gnus manual, section Hashcash, for more information. Use
-@code{(setq message-generate-hashcash t)} to enable.
+@item Appearance
+@c Maybe it's not worth to separate this from "Miscellaneous"?
-@item Gnus supports new limiting commands in the Summary buffer:
-@kbd{/ r} (@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-replied}) and @kbd{/ R}
-(@code{gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient}). @ref{Limiting}.
+@itemize @bullet
-@item Gnus supports a new sort command in the Summary buffer:
-@kbd{C-c C-s C-t} (@code{gnus-summary-sort-by-recipient}). @ref{Summary
-Sorting}
+@item 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 @kbd{M-x customize-apropos RET -tool-bar$} should get
+you started. (Only for Emacs, not in XEmacs.)
+@c FIXME: Document this in the manual
-@item The @code{nnrss} back end now supports multilingual text.
-Non-@acronym{ASCII} group names for the @code{nnrss} groups are also
-supported. @xref{RSS}.
+@item The tool bar icons are now (de)activated correctly
+in the group buffer, see the variable @code{gnus-group-update-tool-bar}.
+Its default value depends on your Emacs version.
+@c FIXME: Document this in the manual
-@item URLs inside OpenPGP: headers are retrieved and imported to your
-PGP key ring when you click on them.
+@item You can change the location of XEmacs' toolbars in Gnus buffers.
+See @code{gnus-use-toolbar} and @code{message-use-toolbar}.
-@item Gnus uses narrowing to hide headers in Message buffers.
-The @code{References} header is hidden by default. To make all
-headers visible, use @code{(setq message-hidden-headers nil)}.
+@end itemize
-@item @code{gnus-decay-scores} can be a regexp matching score files.
-This allows to decay only adaptive score files. @ref{Score Decays}.
+@item Miscellaneous changes
-@item @acronym{S/MIME} now feature @acronym{LDAP} user certificate searches.
-You need to configure the server in @code{smime-ldap-host-list}.
+@itemize @bullet
+@item Having edited the select-method for the foreign server in the
+server buffer is immediately reflected to the subscription of the groups
+which use the server in question. For instance, if you change
+@code{nntp-via-address} into @samp{bar.example.com} from
+@samp{foo.example.com}, Gnus will connect to the news host by way of the
+intermediate host @samp{bar.example.com} from next time.
+
+@item The @file{all.SCORE} file can be edited from the group buffer
+using @kbd{W e}.
@end itemize
+
+@end itemize
+
@c gnus-news.texi ends here.
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