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+Copyright (C) 1999-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".
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+* Supported Emacs versions The following Emacs versions are supported by No
+Gnus:
+
+** Emacs 22 and up
+** XEmacs 21.4
+** XEmacs 21.5
+** SXEmacs
+
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* Installation changes
If you have tried No Gnus (the unstable Gnus branch leading to this
release) but went back to a stable version, be careful when upgrading to
this version. In particular, you will probably want to remove the
-`~/News/marks' directory (perhaps selectively), so that flags are read
-from your `~/.newsrc.eld' instead of from the stale marks file, where
+'~/News/marks' directory (perhaps selectively), so that flags are read
+from your '~/.newsrc.eld' instead of from the stale marks file, where
this release will store flags for nntp. See a later entry for more
information about nntp marks. Note that downgrading isn't safe in
general.
** Incompatibility when switching from Emacs 23 to Emacs 22 In Emacs 23,
-Gnus uses Emacs' new internal coding system `utf-8-emacs' for saving
-articles drafts and `~/.newsrc.eld'. These files may not be read
+Gnus uses Emacs's new internal coding system 'utf-8-emacs' for saving
+articles drafts and '~/.newsrc.eld'. These files may not be read
correctly in Emacs 22 and below. If you want to use Gnus across
-different Emacs versions, you may set `mm-auto-save-coding-system' to
-`emacs-mule'.
+different Emacs versions, you may set 'mm-auto-save-coding-system' to
+'emacs-mule'.
-** Lisp files are now installed in `.../site-lisp/gnus/' by default. It
-defaulted to `.../site-lisp/' formerly. In addition to this, the new
+** Lisp files are now installed in '.../site-lisp/gnus/' by default. It
+defaulted to '.../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 `make remove-installed-shadows'.
+or remove them using 'make remove-installed-shadows'.
** The installation directory name is allowed to have spaces and/or tabs.
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* New packages and libraries within Gnus
+** New version of 'nnimap'
+
+'nnimap' has been reimplemented in a mostly-compatible way. See the Gnus
+manual for a description of the new interface. In particular,
+'nnimap-inbox' and the client side split method has changed.
+
** Gnus includes the Emacs Lisp SASL library.
-This provides a clean API to SASL mechanisms from within Emacs. The
-user visible aspects of this, compared to the earlier situation, include
-support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM. *Note Emacs SASL: (sasl)Top.
+This provides a clean API to SASL mechanisms from within Emacs. The user
+visible aspects of this, compared to the earlier situation, include
+support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM. *Note Emacs SASL: (sasl)Top.
** ManageSieve connections uses the SASL library by default.
The primary change this brings is support for DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM, when
the server supports it.
-** Gnus includes a password cache mechanism in password-cache.el.
+** Gnus includes a password cache mechanism in password.el.
-It is enabled by default (see `password-cache'), with a short timeout of
-16 seconds (see `password-cache-expiry'). If PGG is used as the PGP
-back end, the 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.
+It is enabled by default (see 'password-cache'), with a short timeout of
+16 seconds (see 'password-cache-expiry'). If PGG is used as the PGP back
+end, the 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.
** Using EasyPG with Gnus When EasyPG, is available, Gnus will use it
instead of PGG. EasyPG is an Emacs user interface to GNU Privacy Guard.
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* Changes in group mode
-** Old intermediate incoming mail files (`Incoming*') are deleted after a
-couple of days, not immediately. *Note Mail Source Customization::.
-(New in Gnus 5.10.10 / Emacs 22.2)
+** Symbols like 'gcc-self' now have the same precedence rules in
+'gnus-parameters' as other "real" variables: The last match wins instead
+of the first match.
+** Old intermediate incoming mail files ('Incoming*') are deleted after a
+couple of days, not immediately. *Note Mail Source Customization::.
+(New in Gnus 5.10.10 / No Gnus 0.8)
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* Changes in summary and article mode
-** Gnus now supports sticky article buffers. Those are article buffers
-that are not reused when you select another article. *Note Sticky
-Articles::.
+** There's now only one variable that determines how HTML is rendered:
+'mm-text-html-renderer'.
+
+** Gnus now supports sticky article buffers. Those are article buffers that
+are not reused when you select another article. *Note Sticky Articles::.
-** Gnus can selectively display `text/html' articles with a WWW browser
-with `K H'. *Note MIME Commands::.
+** Gnus can selectively display 'text/html' articles with a WWW browser with
+'K H'. *Note MIME Commands::.
** International host names (IDNA) can now be decoded inside article bodies
-using `W i' (`gnus-summary-idna-message'). This requires that GNU Libidn
-(`http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/') has been installed.
+using 'W i' ('gnus-summary-idna-message'). This requires that GNU Libidn
+(<http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/>) has been installed.
-** The non-ASCII group names handling has been much improved. The back
-ends that fully support non-ASCII group names are now `nntp', `nnml',
-and `nnrss'. Also the agent, the cache, and the marks features work
-with those back ends. *Note Non-ASCII Group Names::.
+** The non-ASCII group names handling has been much improved. The back ends
+that fully support non-ASCII group names are now 'nntp', 'nnml', and
+'nnrss'. Also the agent, the cache, and the marks features work with
+those back ends. *Note Non-ASCII Group Names::.
** Gnus now displays DNS master files sent as text/dns using dns-mode.
-** Gnus supports new limiting commands in the Summary buffer: `/ r'
-(`gnus-summary-limit-to-replied') and `/ R'
-(`gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient'). *Note Limiting::.
+** Gnus supports new limiting commands in the Summary buffer: '/ r'
+('gnus-summary-limit-to-replied') and '/ R'
+('gnus-summary-limit-to-recipient'). *Note Limiting::.
-** You can now fetch all ticked articles from the server using `Y t'
-(`gnus-summary-insert-ticked-articles'). *Note Summary Generation
+** You can now fetch all ticked articles from the server using 'Y t'
+('gnus-summary-insert-ticked-articles'). *Note Summary Generation
Commands::.
-** Gnus supports a new sort command in the Summary buffer: `C-c C-s C-t'
-(`gnus-summary-sort-by-recipient'). *Note Summary Sorting::.
+** Gnus supports a new sort command in the Summary buffer: 'C-c C-s C-t'
+('gnus-summary-sort-by-recipient'). *Note Summary Sorting::.
** S/MIME now features LDAP user certificate searches. You need to
-configure the server in `smime-ldap-host-list'.
+configure the server in 'smime-ldap-host-list'.
** URLs inside OpenPGP headers are retrieved and imported to your PGP key
ring when you click on them.
** Picons can be displayed right from the textual address, see
-`gnus-picon-style'. *Note Picons::.
+'gnus-picon-style'. *Note Picons::.
-** ANSI SGR control sequences can be transformed using `W A'.
+** ANSI SGR control sequences can be transformed using 'W A'.
ANSI sequences are used in some Chinese hierarchies for highlighting
-articles (`gnus-article-treat-ansi-sequences').
+articles ('gnus-article-treat-ansi-sequences').
** Gnus now MIME decodes articles even when they lack "MIME-Version" header.
-This changes the default of `gnus-article-loose-mime'.
+This changes the default of 'gnus-article-loose-mime'.
-** `gnus-decay-scores' can be a regexp matching score files. For example,
-set it to `\\.ADAPT\\'' and only adaptive score files will be decayed.
+** 'gnus-decay-scores' can be a regexp matching score files. For example,
+set it to '\\.ADAPT\\'' and only adaptive score files will be decayed.
*Note Score Decays::.
-** Strings prefixing to the `To' and `Newsgroup' headers in summary lines
-when using `gnus-ignored-from-addresses' can be customized with
-`gnus-summary-to-prefix' and `gnus-summary-newsgroup-prefix'. *Note To
+** Strings prefixing to the 'To' and 'Newsgroup' headers in summary lines
+when using 'gnus-ignored-from-addresses' can be customized with
+'gnus-summary-to-prefix' and 'gnus-summary-newsgroup-prefix'. *Note To
From Newsgroups::.
** You can replace MIME parts with external bodies. See
-`gnus-mime-replace-part' and `gnus-article-replace-part'. *Note MIME
+'gnus-mime-replace-part' and 'gnus-article-replace-part'. *Note MIME
Commands::, *note Using MIME::.
-** The option `mm-fill-flowed' can be used to disable treatment of
+** The option 'mm-fill-flowed' can be used to disable treatment of
format=flowed messages. Also, flowed text is disabled when sending
inline PGP signed messages. *Note Flowed text: (emacs-mime)Flowed text.
(New in Gnus 5.10.7)
-** Now the new command `S W' (`gnus-article-wide-reply-with-original') for
-a wide reply in the article buffer yanks a text that is in the active
-region, if it is set, as well as the `R'
-(`gnus-article-reply-with-original') command. Note that the `R' command
-in the article buffer no longer accepts a prefix argument, which was
-used to make it do a wide reply. *Note Article Keymap::.
+** Now the new command 'S W' ('gnus-article-wide-reply-with-original') for a
+wide reply in the article buffer yanks a text that is in the active
+region, if it is set, as well as the 'R'
+('gnus-article-reply-with-original') command. Note that the 'R' command
+in the article buffer no longer accepts a prefix argument, which was used
+to make it do a wide reply. *Note Article Keymap::.
-** The new command `C-h b' (`gnus-article-describe-bindings') used in the
+** The new command 'C-h b' ('gnus-article-describe-bindings') used in the
article buffer now shows not only the article commands but also the real
summary commands that are accessible from the article buffer.
-
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* Changes in Message mode
+** Gnus now defaults to saving all outgoing messages in per-month nnfolder
+archives.
+
** Gnus now supports the "hashcash" client puzzle anti-spam mechanism. Use
-`(setq message-generate-hashcash t)' to enable. *Note Hashcash::.
+'(setq message-generate-hashcash t)' to enable. *Note Hashcash::.
** You can now drag and drop attachments to the Message buffer. See
-`mml-dnd-protocol-alist' and `mml-dnd-attach-options'. *Note MIME:
+'mml-dnd-protocol-alist' and 'mml-dnd-attach-options'. *Note MIME:
(message)MIME.
-** The option `message-yank-empty-prefix' now controls how empty lines are
+** The option 'message-yank-empty-prefix' now controls how empty lines are
prefixed in cited text. *Note Insertion Variables: (message)Insertion
Variables.
-** Gnus uses narrowing to hide headers in Message buffers. The
-`References' header is hidden by default. To make all headers visible,
-use `(setq message-hidden-headers nil)'. *Note Message Headers:
-(message)Message Headers.
+** Gnus uses narrowing to hide headers in Message buffers. The 'References'
+header is hidden by default. To make all headers visible, use '(setq
+message-hidden-headers nil)'. *Note Message Headers: (message)Message
+Headers.
** You can highlight different levels of citations like in the article
-buffer. See `gnus-message-highlight-citation'.
+buffer. See 'gnus-message-highlight-citation'.
-** `auto-fill-mode' is enabled by default in Message mode. See
-`message-fill-column'. *Note Message Headers: (message)Various Message
+** 'auto-fill-mode' is enabled by default in Message mode. See
+'message-fill-column'. *Note Message Headers: (message)Various Message
Variables.
** You can now store signature files in a special directory named
-`message-signature-directory'.
+'message-signature-directory'.
-** The option `message-citation-line-format' controls the format of the
+** The option 'message-citation-line-format' controls the format of the
"Whomever writes:" line. You need to set
-`message-citation-line-function' to
-`message-insert-formatted-citation-line' as well.
+'message-citation-line-function' to
+'message-insert-formatted-citation-line' as well.
+
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+* Changes in Browse Server mode
+
+** Gnus' sophisticated subscription methods are now available in Browse
+Server buffers as well using the variable
+'gnus-browse-subscribe-newsgroup-method'.
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* Changes in back ends
-** The nntp back end stores article marks in `~/News/marks'.
+** The nntp back end stores article marks in '~/News/marks'.
The directory can be changed using the (customizable) variable
-`nntp-marks-directory', and marks can be disabled using the (back end)
-variable `nntp-marks-is-evil'. The advantage of this is that you can
-copy `~/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 `~/News/marks' has priority over the same data in
-`~/.newsrc.eld'.
+'nntp-marks-directory', and marks can be disabled using the (back end)
+variable 'nntp-marks-is-evil'. The advantage of this is that you can
+copy '~/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 '~/News/marks' has priority over the same data in
+'~/.newsrc.eld'.
** You can import and export your RSS subscriptions from OPML files. *Note
RSS::.
** IMAP identity (RFC 2971) is supported.
By default, Gnus does not send any information about itself, but you can
-customize it using the variable `nnimap-id'.
+customize it using the variable 'nnimap-id'.
-** The `nnrss' back end now supports multilingual text. Non-ASCII group
-names for the `nnrss' groups are also supported. *Note RSS::.
+** The 'nnrss' back end now supports multilingual text. Non-ASCII group
+names for the 'nnrss' groups are also supported. *Note RSS::.
** Retrieving mail with POP3 is supported over SSL/TLS and with StartTLS.
-** The nnml back end allows other compression programs beside `gzip' for
+** The nnml back end allows other compression programs beside 'gzip' for
compressed message files. *Note Mail Spool::.
** The nnml back end supports group compaction.
-This feature, accessible via the functions `gnus-group-compact-group'
-(`G z' in the group buffer) and `gnus-server-compact-server' (`z' in the
+This feature, accessible via the functions 'gnus-group-compact-group' ('G
+z' in the group buffer) and 'gnus-server-compact-server' ('z' in the
server buffer) renumbers all articles in a group, starting from 1 and
removing gaps. As a consequence, you get a correct total article count
(until messages are deleted again).
-
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* Appearance
-** The tool bar has been updated to use GNOME icons. You can also
-customize the tool bars: `M-x customize-apropos RET -tool-bar$' should
-get you started. (Only for Emacs, not in XEmacs.)
+** The tool bar has been updated to use GNOME icons. You can also customize
+the tool bars: 'M-x customize-apropos RET -tool-bar$' should get you
+started. (Only for Emacs, not in XEmacs.)
** The tool bar icons are now (de)activated correctly in the group buffer,
-see the variable `gnus-group-update-tool-bar'. Its default value
-depends on your Emacs version.
-
-** You can change the location of XEmacs' toolbars in Gnus buffers. See
-`gnus-use-toolbar' and `message-use-toolbar'.
+see the variable 'gnus-group-update-tool-bar'. Its default value depends
+on your Emacs version.
+** You can change the location of XEmacs's toolbars in Gnus buffers. See
+'gnus-use-toolbar' and 'message-use-toolbar'.
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* Miscellaneous changes
** 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
-`nntp-via-address' into `bar.example.com' from `foo.example.com', Gnus
+'nntp-via-address' into 'bar.example.com' from 'foo.example.com', Gnus
will connect to the news host by way of the intermediate host
-`bar.example.com' from next time.
+'bar.example.com' from next time.
-** The `all.SCORE' file can be edited from the group buffer using `W e'.
+** The 'all.SCORE' file can be edited from the group buffer using 'W e'.
-** You can set `gnus-mark-copied-or-moved-articles-as-expirable' to a
-non-`nil' value so that articles that have been read may be marked as
+** You can set 'gnus-mark-copied-or-moved-articles-as-expirable' to a
+non-'nil' value so that articles that have been read may be marked as
expirable automatically when copying or moving them to a group that has
-auto-expire turned on. The default is `nil' and copying and moving of
+auto-expire turned on. The default is 'nil' and copying and moving of
articles behave as before; i.e., the expirable marks will be unchanged
except that the marks will be removed when copying or moving articles to
a group that has not turned auto-expire on. *Note Expiring Mail::.
+** NoCeM support has been removed.
+** Carpal mode has been removed.
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* For older news, see Gnus info node "New Features".