UPDATING
author Brendan Cully <brendan@kublai.com>
Wed May 07 11:54:27 2008 -0700 (41 hours ago)
changeset 5368 385efdbf9423
parent 532463c97881cb76
permissions -rw-r--r--
Make SASL support conn_poll method. Make SASL IP lookup failure
non-fatal. Both are for tunnel support.
     1 This file lists incompatible changes and additional/new features made to
     2 mutt. Please read this file carefully when upgrading your installation.
     3 
     4 The keys used are:
     5   !: modified feature, -: deleted feature, +: new feature
     6 
     7   + $query_format (customize external query menu)
     8   ! inode sorting is always enabled
     9   + $time_inc suppresses progress updates less than $time_inc
    10     milliseconds apart.
    11 
    12 1.5.17 (2007-11-01):
    13 
    14   ! --enable-exact-address works again
    15 
    16 1.5.16 (2007-06-09):
    17 
    18   + next-unread-mailbox
    19   + $message_cache_clean (clean cache on sync)
    20   + $smtp_pass
    21   ! $header_cache_compress defaults to yes
    22 
    23 1.5.15 (2007-04-06):
    24 
    25   - $imap_home_namespace (useless clutter)
    26   + $check_mbox_size (use size change instead of atime for new mail)
    27   ! improved f=f support wraps lines at $wrap if $wrap is not 0
    28   + $wrap (>0 wraps at $wrap, <0 = $wrapmargin)
    29   + $assumed_charset, $attach_charset, $ignore_linear_white_space
    30   + $save_history, $history_file (save history across sessions)
    31   + $smtp_url (ESMTP relay support)
    32   + $crypt_use_pka (use GPGME PKA signature verification)
    33   ! format pipe support: format strings ending in | are filtered
    34   ! buffy size is configurable at runtime (no --enable-buffy-size
    35     configure option, new $check_mbox_size variable)
    36 
    37 1.5.13 (2006-08-14):
    38 
    39   + thread patterns.  Use ~(...) to match all threads that
    40     contain a message that matches ...
    41 
    42 1.5.12 (2006-07-14):
    43 
    44   - $imap_cachedir replaced with $message_cachedir
    45   + Header/body caching for POP ($message_cachedir)
    46   + Header caching for MH folders 
    47   ! $record now defaults to ~/sent
    48   ! $imap_idle now defaults to "yes" instead of "no"
    49   + Tab-completion for $my_* variable names and values
    50   + Expansion of mutt variables (except shell escape)
    51   + Self-defined variables with $my_* prefix 
    52   + Pattern group support 
    53   + $imap_cachedir
    54   + 'old' flag on IMAP folders
    55   + SASL-IR support for IMAP
    56   + IMAP IDLE support and $imap_idle
    57   + Pipeline-based IMAP communicaton
    58   + Full large file support
    59   + Attachment counting: attachments and unattachments commands,
    60     %Q and %X for $attach_format, %X for $index_format
    61   + Basque translation
    62   + QDBM backend for header caching
    63   + Irish translation
    64 
    65 1.5.11 (2005-09-15):
    66 
    67   ! $envelope_from_address has been added, $envelope_from has been renamed
    68     to $use_envelope_from
    69   + Progress bar via $net_inc
    70   + IMAP server-side simple string search
    71   + Simple string matches instead of full regex matches for '=' instead
    72     of '~' with pattern modifiers
    73   ! ~l matches all known lists, ~u only subscribed
    74   - SASL 1.5 support
    75   ! The manual is now build from DocBook/XML instead of Linuxdoc/SGML source
    76 
    77 1.5.10 (2005-08-11):
    78 
    79   + $imap_check_subscribed
    80   + Tab-completion for IMAP hosts
    81   ! $imap_force_ssl has been replaced without synonym by $ssl_force_tls
    82   - NSS support
    83   ! The default for $menu_move_off has been changed from "no" to "yes"
    84   ! An empty <limit> now cancels the current limit
    85   + Editing threads via <break-thread> and <link-threads>
    86   + -D command line option
    87   + the folder shortcut '^' refers to the currently opened folder
    88   + $imap_login
    89   + $braille_friendly
    90   + Header caching for Maildir folders
    91 
    92 Mutt 1.5.9 (2005-03-13):
    93 
    94   + $menu_move_off
    95   + <rename-mailbox> function for IMAP
    96 
    97 Mutt 1.5.8 (2005-02-12):
    98 
    99   + $menu_context
   100   ! IDNA decoding is now optional via $use_idn defaulting to "yes"
   101   + GPGME support via $crypt_use_gpgme
   102 
   103 Mutt 1.5.7 (2005-01-28):
   104 
   105   + SSL support via GNUTLS
   106   + Header caching for IMAP via $header_cache and $header_cache_pagesize
   107   + send2-hook
   108   + $ssl_client_cert
   109   + $hide_thread_subject
   110   + Generic spam detection: new configuration commands: 'spam' and
   111     'nospam', new options: $spam_separator, new expando: %H (for
   112     $index_format), new pattern: ~H pattern
   113   + $include_onlyfirst
   114   ! $pgp_mime_ask has been renamed without synonym to $pgp_mime_auto,
   115     new default is "ask-yes" rather than "no"
   116   + Inline PGP creation support via $pgp_replyinline, $pgp_autoinline
   117     and $pgp_mime_ask
   118   ! the 'bind' command can now be used on multiple menus at once
   119   + $config_charset
   120   + ~$ pattern
   121 
   122 1.5.6 (2004-02-01):
   123 
   124   ! the 'list' and 'subscribe' commands now take regular expression
   125     rather than string lists
   126   ! the $alternates option is replaced by the 'alternates' command
   127     taking lists of regular expressions
   128   ! mailing lists can be recognized via domain matching when
   129     starting with '@'
   130   + STLS (STARTTLS) support for POP3
   131 
   132 1.5.5 (2003-11-05):
   133 
   134   + Bulgarian translation
   135   - Kendra mailbox support
   136   + <tag-prefix-cond> and <cond-end>
   137   + ':' as expando modifier (e.g. '%:A')
   138   + $crypt_autopgp and $crypt_autosmime
   139   + $pgp_check_exit
   140 
   141 1.5.4 (2003-03-19):
   142 
   143   + IDNA support
   144   + $bounce
   145   ! $crypt_replyencrypt and $pgp_replyencrypt now default
   146     to "yes" instead of "no"
   147   + $pgp_auto_traditional
   148   + %A for $index_format
   149 
   150 1.5.3 (2002-12-17):
   151 
   152   + <next-new-then-unread> and <previous-new-then-unread>
   153   ! $mark_old: it only controls whether new messages
   154     are marked as old when leaving the mailbox
   155   + <what-key>
   156 
   157 1.5.2 (2002-12-06):
   158 
   159   + -A command line option
   160   + SASL2 support
   161   + <buffy-list>
   162   + $forward_edit
   163   + $content_type
   164   + unmailboxes command
   165   + unalternative_order command
   166   + reply-hook
   167 
   168 1.5.1 (2002-01-24):
   169 
   170   + $smime_default_key
   171   + $narrow_tree
   172   + -Q command line option
   173   + $crypt_timestamp
   174   + ~V pattern
   175   + S/MIME support
   176   + mime_lookup command