1 Changes of the Claws Mail GTK2 branch
6 * Added a hidden option, 'show_inline_attachments'. When this is
7 de-activated inline attachments referenced by other message parts,
8 (e.g. attached images referenced in an HTML message part), are
9 hidden. This is on by default, maintaining previous behaviour.
11 * Added a hidden option, 'msgview_date_format'. When this option is
12 activated the Date format in the Message View will have the same
13 format as in the Message List. The format of the date is also
14 controlled in the same way, by the option on the Display/Summaries
15 page of the Preferences. This is off by default, maintaining
18 * Several GUI improvements:
19 o Reworked Simplify Subject RegExp in the Folder Properties
20 o The IMAP option 'Move deleted mails to trash and expunge
21 immediately' has been moved to the Advanced page of the
23 o The option 'Send account mail address in Message-ID' has
24 been moved to theSend page of the Account Preferences.
25 o Improvements to the Preferences for the Toolbars.
26 o Improvements to the initial Set-up Wizard dialogues.
27 o Improvements to the Templates preferences pages.
28 o Implemented a nicer scroll when drag and dropping.
29 o Added a button to get dictionaries on WIndows.
31 * New translation: Lithuanian.
33 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Finnish, French,
34 Slovak, Spanish, Ukranian.
37 o bug 2039, 'SMTP AUTHENTICATION'
38 o bug 2050, 'Clawsmail sends return receipt every seconds'
39 o bug 2148, 'Attachment content-transfer-encoding incorrectly
40 set when signing emails'
41 o bug 2165, 'The date not localized in the message view'
42 o bug 2203, 'Problems in forwarding multipart/alternative
43 messages with HTML part'
44 o bug 2237, 'User action makes Claws unresponsive'
45 o bug 2279, 'crash when clicking 'define' in filter
47 o bug 2299, 'Incorrect handling of quoted printable coma
49 o bug 2315, 'claws-mail 3.7.7 crashes when trying to compose
50 mail on FreeBSD 9.0 amd64 (GTK+ 2.22.1/GLib
52 o bug 2322, 'GPG Full info: showing subkey ID instead of
53 primary key fingerprint'
54 o bug 2325, 'messages remains in folder cache after moving
55 from MH to IMAP boxes'
56 o bug 2331, 'Base64 is broken in 3.7.7 and 3.7.8'
57 o bug 2332, 'Crash when hitting cancel on the SMTP status
59 o bug 2346, 'Please register x-handler-scheme in .desktop
61 o bug 2350, 'Make displaying localized date/time in message
63 o bug 2361, 'Claws crashes after PGP Check in separate msg
65 o bug 2365, 'Crash when auto-scrolling headers in compose
67 o bug 2369, 'valgrind.h should NOT be part of claws-mail'
68 o bug 2381, 'Support for NetworkManager 0.9'
69 o bug 2383, 'folderitemrc not updated when account name is
71 o bug 2393, 'Crashes and rendering problems in the "Save as"
72 menu caused by attachments with umlauts in the
74 o bug 2394, 'backtrace() crashes on FreeBSD'
75 o fix matcher body parsing
76 o fix crash when searching or adding a LDAP server
77 o fix sa-learn when offline
78 o TrayIcon plugin: fix logic bug which caused icon to be
79 always set no-mail status on plugin load
80 o TrayIcon plugin: force icon hide on plugin_done(), without
81 it an empty space is left in tray under KDE3 and KDE4
82 o fix segfault on Windows
88 o rfe 2309, 'Shortcuts should not be modifiable by default'
89 o bug 2313, 'CLI quicksearch sometimes returns the same
91 o bug 2317, 'Action results in "Bad file descriptor"'
92 o PGP/Core: Win32 build fix
93 o NNTP: fix replying (broken in corner case)
94 o fix configure option --disable-manual
95 o One more GTK+ 2.22 build fix
96 o Debian bug 599547, 'Please re-introduce quick shortcut for
102 * Enable building with GTK+ 2.22.
104 * A QuickSearch can now be run from the command line using the
105 --search command. See `claws-mail --help` for more information.
107 * Added a hidden option to set a margin in the text area of the
108 Compose window. 'show_compose_margin', defaults to FALSE.
113 * Require GTK+ 2.10 or newer.
115 * Enable building with GTK+ 2.19 or newer.
117 * Enable building with libetpan 1.0.
119 * Encrypt saved LDAP passwords.
121 * FIltering/Processing: Added 'List-Id' to the pre-defined headers.
123 * Added 'Reply to this address' to popup menu in the Message View.
125 * Added separate search phrase completion for normal/extended
128 * Several interface improvements.
130 * Use in-reply-to info that is passed in mailto: links.
132 * Added the GB18030 Chinese charset, which is a superset of GB2312
135 * Added German translation of the manual.
137 * Added Ukrainian translation.
144 o bug 2059 'gpgme >=1.1.8 not compatible with S/MIME
146 o bug 2076 'having worked 2 times properly CLAWS ceased to
147 decrypt incoming PGP mails -displays base64
148 instead - sucks completely'
149 o bug 2098, 'claws-mails crashes frequently with pgpcore'
150 o Address Book: fix button sensitivity in compose mode.
155 * Spell checker: Highlight misspelled words when applying template
156 and 'check while typing' option is on
158 * Spell checker: Highlight misspelled words in text inserted from
159 file(s) or pasted to message body when 'check while typing' option
162 * Improve parsing of List-Post header
164 * Add new drag type "claws-mail/msg-path-list" for drag'n'drop of a
165 message selection from the message list into other applications.
166 This enables other applications to back-link to Claws Mail via a
167 "claws-mail --select" call after they received a drop.
169 * Place the cursor in the compose window according to provided input.
170 If To: is present place cursor in Subject: field and if both To:
171 and Subject: are present place cursor in body. If body: is present
172 insert a new line after text and place cursor there.
174 * QuickSearch: Use all of the available space to view expressions
180 * The user is now warned when inserting a large file in the message
181 body. The value of 'large' can be configured on the Compose/Writing
182 page of the Preferences.
184 * Added 'has_attachment' and 'signed' matcher expressions to
185 Filtering and Processing Flags lists.
187 * Support Reply prefixes of French Yahoo mail and French Lotus Notes.
189 * Enabled Page Size and Orientation configuration in the print dialog.
190 GTK+ 2.18 or newer only.
192 * tools/convert_mbox.pl
193 Add -R flag to support recursive conversions of arbitrary Evolution
199 * Default Cc, Bcc and Reply-To options have been added to Folder
202 * MIME parts that lack an end boundary are now handled, (even though
205 * A 'Metadata handling' option has been added to the Miscellaneous
206 options page. The options are 'safer' or 'faster'. 'faster' is
207 Claws' original behaviour. 'safer' prevents data loss on system
208 crashes where the filesystem is of a 'not-so-robust' variety, e.g.
209 xfs. If in doubt, use 'safer'. This option defaults to 'safer'.
211 * Face and X-Face previews have been added to the Custom Header
212 Configuration dialogue in Account preferences.
214 * An option has been added to the Receive page of IMAP account
215 preferences, "Move deleted mails to trash and expunge immediately".
216 This option is on by default to avoid changing the existing
217 behaviour. Turning it off prevents automatic expunging.
218 Also, 'Tools/Expunge' and 'View/Hide deleted messages' menu items
219 have been added to main toolbar.
221 * Support for clickable gopher:// links has been added.
223 * In the Compose window a warning dialogue is raised if attachments
224 that have been added no longer exist on the filesystem at the time
227 * Buttons to clear header lines in the Compose window have been
230 * GnuTLS compatibility mode is now used, this avoids problems with
231 servers that don't comply 100% with the spec, but still exist.
233 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
234 thunderbird import for version 2.0.0.21 has been added.
239 * Spell Checking has been added to the Subject in the Compose window.
241 * The 'Quotation characters' option has been moved from the Compose/
242 Writing page of the preferences to the /Message View/Text Options
245 * When replying to signed and/or encrypted mail and the preference to
246 sign and/or encrypt is set, the original mail's privacy system is
247 automatically used, if available.
249 * If a text/calendar attachment is present in a message it is
250 automatcally selected if a suitable plugin (i.e. vCalendar) is
253 * /Tools/List URLs now shows both the link title and URI if possible.
255 * A URI appearing in the statusbar is now only trimmed if necessary.
257 * When using /Tools/Create filter|procesing rule/Automatically
258 the List-Id header is preferred to X-* headers.
260 * The manual has been updated.
265 * Expanding/Collapsing of threads is now approximately 95% faster.
267 * Cache reading is now approximately 10% faster.
269 * The shortcut key settings of the main window and the message list
270 context menus are now connected.
272 * The preferences on the 'Other' page have now been moved to
273 Other/Miscellaneous. The parent pages are now unselectable and the
274 first page is automatically selected on opening the preferences.
276 * In the Compose window, on the Others tab, the 'Save message to'
277 entry now has a drop-down list of the previous save locations.
279 * In the Compose window, the Attachments Properties window is now
280 confirmed and closed with the Return key.
282 * When using an external editor to compose messages, the message is
283 automatically saved to Drafts when the external editor is closed.
285 * A hidden option has been added, 'primary_paste_unselects' which
286 causes the primary buffer to be cleared and the insertion point to
287 be repositioned when the middle mouse button is used for pasting
288 text. It is turned off by default.
290 * In the Actions window, the Escape key now cancels the action
293 * Offline SSL certificate verification has been added.
295 * Privacy plugins: The decryption failure messages are now shown
296 in the NoticeView just above the message text rather than in a
299 * Privacy plugins: when listing the UIDs during a signature check,
300 show the UID validity
302 * tools/popfile-link.sh
303 Support for reusing existing POPFile session ID has been added.
305 * tools/kdeservicemenu
306 Support for kde4 has been added.
308 * win32: better integration has been implemented by using the
309 standard file associations.
314 * Claws Mail now requires libetpan 0.57 for IMAP and NNTP.
316 * SSL support is now provided by gnuTLS exclusively. OpenSSL support
317 has been dropped due to licensing issues.
319 * Added /View/Fullscreen option.
321 * Re-ordering of the filtering/processing condition and actions lists
322 is now possible using drag'n'drop.
327 * Claws Mail now requires libetpan 0.56 for IMAP and NNTP
329 * Spell checking is now provided by Enchant instead of Aspell. To
330 build spell checker support, you will need the libenchant headers.
332 * The S/MIME plugin is now part of this package.
334 * IMAP, NNTP, and SSL are now supported in the Windows port.
336 * Support for client SSL certificates.
338 * Better support of SSL certificate stores, to be able to verify
341 * Renaming of newsgroups is possible.
343 * "Always open message when selected" can now have three values:
344 'Never', 'Always' and 'When message view is visible'.
346 * Unsaved server passwords can now be temporarily saved for the
347 duration of the session. They can be cleared before the session
348 expires by using '/Tools/Forget all session passwords'.
350 * Auto-wrapping settings are now saved in drafted messages.
352 * Support for basic auto-indentation in the Compose window.
354 * Support for animated GIFs in the message view.
356 * Type-ahead search in Filtering, Templates, Actions dialogs now
357 select the result of the search.
359 * Finer granularity in POP3 accounts' Remove After delay - hours in
362 * Spam/Ham flag is now stored on IMAP server when possible, using
363 "Junk" and "NonJunk" keywords.
365 * Use less precise intervals when possible for auto-checking, thus
366 the CPU is woken up less frequently.
368 * The warning icon in the main window is cleared when the error it
369 relates to is clipped from the network log.
371 * IMAP errors now reveal the server on which they happen.
373 * All deprecated GTK interfaces have been replaced with their
374 non-deprecated equivalents.
376 * csv2addressbook.pl: Added support for FoxMail.
382 * Added an option, "Use secure file deletion if possible", which
383 enables shredding of temporary files and messages instead of
384 just removing them. This is available on the Other preferences
387 * Added an option, "Select the HTML part of multipart/alternative
388 messages". This is available on the Message View/Text Options
391 * Added an option to the 'Create new folder' dialogue which enables
392 new folders to inherit the properties of their parent folders
393 during folder creation.
395 * Added a hidden option, "two_line_vertical", which toggles the
396 2-line view in the message list when using the 3-column layout.
397 Defaults to '1', show 2 lines.
399 * Added a hidden option, "outgoing_fallback_to_ascii", which allows
400 the user to specify an outgoing charset/encoding, but still fall
401 back to 7bit US-ASCII when possible.
402 Defaults to '1', fallback when possible.
404 * Added support for the Avant Window Navgator (Awn) information
405 bubble. This is automatically enabled if dbus is available.
407 * Face and X-Face headers can now be added globally and per-account
408 from configuration files under ~/.claws-mail/autofaces/. Further
409 information is provided in the manual.
411 * The SHA1 fingerprint is now shown on the SSL certificate dialogue
412 and the labels are now selectable.
414 * Several GUI improvements have been made, (Address book, filtering
415 dialogue, Actions dialogue, and Account preferences).
417 * New icons have been added for 'Reply to list' and 'Cancel'. The
418 'Insert file' and 'Close' icons have been improved, as have the
421 * Added the Trash and Delete icons to the Custom Toolbars options.
423 * SMTP-only accounts are now not shown in the Receive menus and
424 Account lists in filtering/processing, as they are irrelevant here.
426 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
427 Support for a gmail exported csv address book was added.
429 * Updated English, French, and Spanish manuals.
434 * Added support for /dev/mem_notify. This Linux kernel feature
435 will allow applications to be notified that memory has to be
436 freed before getting OOM-killed.
437 For more information: http://lwn.net/Articles/267013/
439 * Enabled moving/copying folders to root folders when using the
440 folder selection dialogue.
442 * Global and per-folder templates can now override the From name.
444 * Added a tooltip with extended folder stats. (Hover the cursor over
445 the short stats on the right, below the message list.)
447 * Implemented 2-line items in the message list when in three column
450 * Added support for png themes.
452 * Added an icon for attached patches (text/x-patch and text/x-diff).
454 * When viewing a message that has a large amount of text, show a
455 maximum of 1MB of text and add a noticeview to show optionally show
458 * Added a button to the templates preferences to restore defaults for
461 * Added search in filtering rules list.
464 Added a "learn from whitelist" preference.
467 Added information when fetching large messages.
469 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
470 Added support for Kmail/Kaddressbook.
475 * Forbid attaching anything containing "../" or ".ssh/" in mailto:
478 * Add a hidden preference, 'use_networkmanager', to disable
479 NetworkManager handling
484 * Due to licensing problems, the ClamAV plugin has been removed from
485 the Claws Mail core distribution and can now been found packaged
486 separately or with the 'extra plugins' package.
488 * Added NetworkManager support
489 This is built by default if the dependencies are satisfied; it can
490 be specifically disabled with '--disable-networkmanager-support'.
491 This enables Claws Mail to track changes to the network status.
493 * Added DIGEST-MD5 support for IMAP authentication
495 * Added Folder Properties option, 'Run processing rules when opening'
498 * Added sub-sorting to the Message List; when the Sort type is either
499 Subject, From, To or Tags, sub-sorting by Date will be active.
501 * Added from=address to the mailto sequence
502 The 'from' will try to select the first matching account in the
503 Accounts list, otherwise it will use the usual account selection
504 mechanism but will override it with the given 'from' address.
506 * Added insert=FILE to the mailto sequence (stands for 'insert file')
507 This adds the ability to create a new message from the command-line,
508 with the body set from the contents of an existing file.
510 * Added mailto with NNTP accounts
511 This comes into play if mailto is used when an NNTP account is the
512 default account or if an NNTP account address is used with 'from'.
514 * Added several GUI improvements to the Filtering, Processing, Tags,
515 Actions, Templates, Logging and Address Book dialogues
517 * Added a tooltip to the 'replied' icon in the Message List which
518 indicates 'click to see your reply' feature.
520 * Added 'claws-mail --version-full' to display the version and a list
521 of the compiled-in features
523 * Implemented speed-ups to list operations, deletions and cache
526 * Updated the man page
528 * The Trayicon plugin icons are now themable.
530 * text/calendar message parts are now automatically displayed if a
531 plugin handling text/calendar is loaded, e.g. vCalendar.
533 * Maemo: connect HW status change signal for shutdown
535 * Maemo: identify mmc1 and mmc2 more clearly in the GUI
537 * Maemo: Make dnd threshold higher
542 * Several GUI improvements
543 The colour preferences have been split into tabs.
544 Improve the way 'Find in current message' search results are
545 shown by vertically centering the selected text in the
547 Improvements to the 'List URIs' dialogue.
548 Filtering/Processing Match Type dialogue has been reworked.
549 Several other layout improvements.
551 * Several address book improvements
552 Added Custom Attributes, which can be edited from
553 '/Tools/Edit custom attributes...' and are used from the
554 'Name' drop down list on the 'Edit Person Details' dialogue.
555 Always add a new contact if any value is set, instead of
556 silently rejecting it when an email address is not set.
557 Better guessing of contact name from incomplete name
559 Better display of contacts that have no name set, in contact
560 lists, group contents, find duplicate results.
561 Error messages don't show in the status bar anymore, alert
562 panels are used instead.
563 Several other GUI improvements.
565 * Added optional Tooltips to the Message List. This is enabled by the
566 'Show tooltips' option on the '/Display/Summaries' Preferences page
567 and is only possible with GTK+ >= 2.12
569 * Much improved handling of Return Receipts, both outgoing and
572 * Added the option to use the system defaults for External Programs
573 preferences on the '/Message View/External Programs' page.
575 * Added "select first email in list" to the list of possible
576 selections in the 'Set default selection on entering a folder'
577 options on the '/Display/Summaries' preferences page.
579 * IMAP: Added IMAP tags support. (Note: 'Bandwidth-efficient' mode
580 prevents fetching of tags.)
582 * IMAP: Optimised flag handling and message copying.
584 * Improved printed page layout for built-in GTK+ printing
585 Bold fonts are now used where appropriate and a demarcation
586 between header and body has been added.
588 * Optimised filtering on flags/tags changes.
590 * MAEMO: Added LED flashing for new mail alerts
592 * MAEMO: Made all of the left of column in the Folder List a hotspot
593 for expanding/collapsing the tree.
598 Non-blocking NNTP has been implemented. NNTP support is now provided
599 by and depends upon libetpan
601 GnuTLS support has been implemented as an alternative to OpenSSL.
602 [./configure --enable-gnutls]
604 A run-time alternative configuration directory switch has been added,
605 [claws-mail --alternate-config-dir DIR]
607 Tags: Added tag alphabetical sorting and unified the dialogues.
609 Edit accounts dialogue: The 'default account' (D) column has been
610 removed, instead the default account is indicated by use of
613 Templates: Added ability to attach files using |attach{filename}.
614 Templates options are now presented in a tabbed layout.
616 Address Book: Added duplicate finder, '/Tools/Find duplicates'.
617 It is now possible to set an image for each contact. Pictures
618 from a contact's Face or X-Face will be automatically set
619 when available. The contact's image will be automatically
620 displayed in the message view or header pane if the message
621 has no Face or X-Face header.
623 '/View/Character encoding' submenus are now grouped together
625 GTK+ built-in print support is now used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
626 libgnomeprint will never be used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
628 Reinstated 'Generate Message-ID' option as an Account preference. It
629 is hidden on IMAP accounts, because Message-IDs are needed on
630 servers that don't implement the UIDPLUS extension.
632 Toolbar preferences: Improved dialogue.
634 Compose window: the number of attachments is now shown in the tab's
637 Attachments: When opening attachments with 'Open' or 'Open with...'
638 the temporary files are now saved as read-only. A hidden
639 preference has been added, 'save_parts_readwrite', which
640 permits the previous behaviour.
642 IMAP: Added a button on the Folder Properties General page to allow
643 users to discard local caches.
644 Added much better error handling.
645 Fetching of cached mails has been heavily optimised.
647 LDAP: Added read-only support for jpegPhoto LDAP field
649 Bcc in commandline URIs has been added.
651 Dillo browser plugin: Address book based whitelisting for loading
652 remote images has been added.
654 SpamAssassin plugin: Address book based whitelisting has been added.
656 MAEMO: Maemo 4.0 (Chinook) build enabled.
658 MAEMO: Removed some useless tooltips.
660 tools/csv2addressbook.pl
661 a new script that imports a CSV formatted address book. Becky
662 and Thunderbird address book are currently supported.
668 o bug 1320, 'Memory leak caused by gtk_container_get_children'
669 o bug 1321, 'access before allocation when scanning for uris'
670 o bug 1324, 'Corrupted IMAP cache'
671 o bug 1327, 'segfault when replying to a non-existent news
673 o bug 1329, 'error in quicksearch.c'
674 o bug 1334, 'user defined mail incorporation script not run'
675 o bug 1336, 'Segfault if empty space before search-string'
676 o bug 1337, 'Crash on removing uncached emails'
677 o Prevent unquoted mime boundaries, by always using a /
678 o Remove unnecessary error when cancelling export to mbox.
679 o MAEMO: make all Folder Properties pages visible
680 o MAEMO: fix overlapping buttons in Edit Accounts page
687 o bug 1308, 'Claws deletes folderlist.xml after fetching mail
688 short after start-up'
689 o bug 1311, 'Wrong arrow position while moving message into
690 folder when column headers hidden'
691 o fix build without USE_LDAP_TLS
692 o Accounts list: fix "Local" protocol not shown when
694 o Tags: fixed issues with tags with spaces, and renaming tags
695 o Accounts list: Show protocol "SMTP" and the appropriate
696 server for send-only accounts
697 o Accounts list: show "-" instead of "" when no value is
699 o do not allow locked msgs to be deleted, even by filtering
701 o Show error message in the GUI if image can't be loaded
702 o Remove Generate Message-ID option. We need this on some
704 o Maemo: distinguish various statusbar messages,
705 in order to display only the most important.
706 o Maemo: fix statusbar/window mismatch
707 o Maemo: fix scrolling to cursor
713 * Claws Mail is now licensed under GPLv3 or later.
716 Tags are arbitrary labels that can be applied to messages. It is
717 possible to create, edit, remove Tags; apply them to mails;
718 filter on Tags or Tag presence; apply or unset Tags via Filtering
719 actions; reference Tags in reply Templates.
721 * Threads can now be sorted by most recent message
722 /View/Sort/By thread date
724 * Added "/View/Show or Hide/Column headers"
726 * Added 'watch thread' feature
728 * Enabled the running of folder Processing rules on demand
730 * Added options to stop/enable writing logs to disc, see Logging
733 * IMAP and News: Implement age-based caching: allow the specifying
734 of a threshold for the offline synchronisation feature, and whether
735 old cached bodies should be removed. Accessible from the Folder
738 * IMAP: Made multiple copy, (in the same IMAP account), faster by
739 matching source/destination message UIDs.
741 * LDAP: Ability to edit all Person attributes
743 * Nicer layout of the message part icons
745 * Speed up and clean up rendering of larger msgs
747 * Use progress bar when sending messages
749 * Made mainwindow's /Help/Manual point to the remote copy if the
750 local copy doesn't exist
752 * Replaced some deprecated widgets
754 * Enabled changing the emphasis color used to highlight the
755 newsreader/x-mailer header value when it matches our preferred
756 mail agent, (hidden pref 'emphasis_color' added to clawsrc).
758 * tools/mew2claws-mail.pl
759 Added new script that imports a Mew address book
761 * tools/popfile-link.sh
762 Added a new script that will open selected messages in
763 POPFile control center, in order to change the message
768 * Check that Dillo's installed when loading the Dillo Browser
771 * Maemo improvements:
772 o Automatically choose the correct application
774 o Better way to notify of new mails
775 o Destroy messageview after trashing mail
777 o Better toolbars, removal of CTree headers
778 o Add a specific icon to go back to folder list
779 o Improvements to the Wizard, About and icon legend dialogues
780 o add an easy way to store data (mails and IMAP/NNTP caches)
781 on one of the SD cards, and protect against unmounts if
783 o plug the online/offline system into maemo's interfaces to
784 have Claws automatically switch according to the system
785 status (on IT OS 2007)
786 o use HildonBanners to display status messages
787 o force layout to be Small screen
788 o put the progress bar in the toolbar
794 * libetpan 0.49 is now required for IMAP support
796 * Added "From, To or Subject" to the QuickSearch types.
798 * Added handling of the 'a' key to loop through a mail's MIME parts.
800 * In the Compose window "Add to address book" has been added to the
801 context menu of the sender and recipient fields.
803 * Implemented a proper References filtering condition.
805 * Added the possibility to cancel receiving in IMAP accounts.
807 * Made offline synchronisation faster.
809 * Added an alternate way to fetch flags on IMAP, which improves
810 performance with some servers, (like Exchange).
811 See "Bandwidth-efficient mode" in IMAP accounts' Receive
814 * Allow manual sorting of Templates.
816 * Templates improvements: easier syntax, add some useful variables.
818 * Implemented per-account and per-folder compose/reply/forward
821 * Added a QuickSearch option to automatically run a search selected
824 * Made the Summaries Preferemces page "when entering a folder..."
825 options fully customisable.
827 * Added an "Open last opened folder at startup" option to the
828 Summaries page in the Prerferences.
830 * Changed the Preference "Only mark as read when opened in new
831 window" on the Summaries page to "Only mark as read when opened
832 in new window, or replied to".
834 * Allow disabling mail filtering plugins on a per-account
837 * Added an option to the Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins to
838 enable marking saved spam as Read.
840 * Added a warning about encryption limits, which can be disabled.
842 * Removed the "Download all" preference from POP3 accounts; it
843 was useless and confusing.
845 * Re-organized some Preferences page.
847 * Replaced the tabbed layout in Account Preferences with pages.
849 * Renamed 'Protocol Log' to 'Network Log'
851 * Added a few cursor improvments while Claws is busy.
853 * Added support for CRLF in headers of messages.
855 * Added support for a few more date formats (RFC3339 subsets).
857 * The keypad's Enter key now does the same as the Return key.
859 * Improved LDIF import, better error handling, UI cleanup.
861 * LDAP write support has been added.
863 * Use Hildon's file chooser on Maemo.
869 * Added a printer icon.
872 o bug 1187, 'Reply-to addressee disappears when reply-to text
873 box is clicked...' (Maemo)
874 o bug 1190, 'dir_open' button doesn't work' (Maemo)
875 o bug 1193, 'Need a way to multi-select items'
876 o bug 1194, 'Hardware keys move from email list to account/
877 directory list, but not back to email list...'
879 o bug 1196, 'Edit>Select All doesn't work' (Maemo)
880 o bug 1198, 'Reply-all "disappearing" address bug
882 o bug 1200, 'Add option to always retrieve full messages'
883 o bug 1209, 'Clicking on address in header (mailto uri)
884 selects default account'
885 o bug 1211, 'Offline dialog message bugs/annoyances...'
886 o Don't reflect accounts changes to the mainwindow when it's
888 o Fix double fetching of mails if first try failed
889 o Fix a crash in textview
890 o Fix changing quicksearch type (after Esc, after changing
892 o tools/uudec Fix missing dash to `display` command-line
898 o Fix for CVE-2007-1558 (APOP)
899 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1558
902 o Fix bug 1185, 'Pluginwindow's [X] button doesn't save'
903 o Fix encoding woes wrt saving of mails and parts
909 The Maemo port touches several areas: using the correct APIs for
910 a good integration, adding of a new layout suited for small
911 screens, Maemo-specific default preferences changes, Maemo-specific
912 GUI improvements, etc.
914 * Added more customisable colour labels
916 * Added 'Mark as spam', 'Mark as ham', and 'Add to address book'
919 * Added a new Quote Format symbol, %A, to insert the sender's email
922 * Changed the option to display unread message counts next to folder
923 names: it is now possible to display the total count of messages
924 too. Configurable from Display/Summaries
926 * If Claws Mail is already running on another display, attempting to
927 start it will mention that instead of popping up the window on the
930 * Added debugging of filtering/processing rules. Configurable from
931 Other/Logging options page
933 * Added handling of the contextual menu key in compose windows and
936 * Added a "pulsing" progressbar in the label window used when
937 rebuilding folder tree, etc, in order to show activity
939 * Improved "Offline mode override" dialogue to avoid asking
940 repeatedly, but still ask on explicit user actions
942 * Improved the creation of POP/Local accounts when no MH mailbox
943 exist: create the default one
945 * Write folderlist directly after adding/deleting accounts that have
948 * Added logging IMAP ALERTs as errors in the log
950 * Added a way for MimeViewer plugins to implement search in a part's
953 * Updated, added and replaced some icons
955 * Added display of any LDAP specified Search attributes
957 * Added 'telephoneNumber' in the default LDAP list of attributes
959 * Updated the Face header in the welcome message
961 * Added the option to minimize to tray in the Trayicon plugin
963 * Added a wrapper to mairix in the tools folder, tools/mailrix.sh
965 * Added a script which enables inserting files into the message body
966 of a new Compose window from the command line,
967 tools/claws-mail-compose-insert-files.pl
969 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, French, German,
970 Hungarian, Polish,Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
977 o bug 1129, '"local mbox file" account isn't retrieving
979 o bug 1135, 'cm-segfault on decrypting with PGP/inline'
980 o bug 1136, 'Crash in group address completion'
981 * Fix "After receiving new mail, go to inbox" on IMAP, and
982 restrict it to manual fetching only
983 * Fix alertpanel.h only included in #ifdef HAVE_LIBETPAN
984 * Fix return value without libetpan
985 * Use gtk_window_set_role instead of gtk_window_set_wmclass
986 * Fix mime/globs path on NetBSD
991 * Removed 'Separate Folder tree' and 'Separate Message View' and put
992 new layouts in place of it, 'Standard', 'Three columns', 'Wide
993 message' and 'Wide message list'. Accessible from /View/Layout.
995 * Added IMAP subscriptions
996 Creating a new folder subscribes it. Deleting a folder unsubscribes
997 it. "Creating" an existing but unsubscribed folder will subscribe
998 it. By default, for new accounts, only subscribed folders are shown.
999 A contextual menu item has been added, /Subscriptions, which allows
1000 switching the display between All folders and Subscribed folders
1001 only. It also enables the subscribing and unsubscribing of folders.
1003 * Added the option 'Enable customisable menu shortcuts' to the
1004 'Other' preferences page. Turning this off locks the current hot
1005 keys, preventing accidental changes.
1007 * Added icons for application/pdf, application/pgp-signature,
1008 application/postscript and text/calendar.
1010 * Added /Tools/List URIs
1011 Enables opening any or all of the URIs contained in the currently
1014 * Added 'spam flag' to the Filtering and Processing Match Types.
1016 * Removed the 'Composing messages exist' dialogue on exit. Instead
1017 opened messages are automatically saved to drafts, and re-opened at
1020 * Added handling of local URIs, (file:///...), from the --attach
1023 * Added Account options for spellcheck default dictionaries.
1025 * Added 'Edit/Delete thread'.
1027 * Added an option 'Ask about account specific filtering rules...' to
1028 the 'Other' page, which was previously a hidden option.
1030 * Some preferences have been re-arranged:
1031 Moved the 'Ask before emptying trash' option on the 'Other' page
1032 outside of the 'On exit' frame as it's not only an 'On exit' option.
1033 Moved 'Never send Return Receipts' from 'Other' to 'Sending' page.
1034 Moved keybinding preferences to the 'Other' page.
1035 Added 'mousepad' to the list of text editors on the 'External
1038 * Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins: Enabled moving spam mail to the
1039 Account's Trash folder instead of default Trash folder.
1041 * ClamAV plugin: updated for the upstream changes in libclamav, whilst
1042 maintaining compatibility with older version of libclamav.
1044 * GPG Plugins: Added an option 'Use gpg-agent to manage passwords' to
1045 GPG page of the common preferences. Fixes annoyances with distro-
1046 installed gpg-agent, when no pinentry program is installed, and the
1047 user is at a loss on why "decryption failed". It can be turned off
1048 to bypass gpg-agent. The option is disabled if gpg-agent is not
1051 * TrayIcon plugin: Added 'Hide at startup' and 'Close to tray'
1053 When the 'Close to tray' option is used the Window Manager's hotkey
1054 and [X] button will hide the window instead of closing it - closing
1055 CM can be done using the tray icon menu or the /File menu.
1056 Clicking the trayicon now raises the window to current desktop when
1057 it was either minimized or shaded, or when it was on another desktop.
1059 * Added support for non ISO-8859-1 compatible locales to the Actions
1060 scripts freshmeat_search.pl, google_search.pl and multiwebsearch.pl.
1062 * Renamed the maildir2claws-mail.pl script to kmail-mailbox2claws-mail.pl
1063 and updated it to work with newer versions of Kmail.
1065 * Added thunderbird-filters-convertor.pl script, which converts
1066 thunderbird filter rules to Claws filter rules.
1068 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Czech, Finnish,
1069 French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Serbian, Simplified Chinese,
1070 Slovak and Spanish translations.
1075 * Added command line equivalent options:
1077 -q and --quit for --exit
1079 "Unknown option" is now printed when unknown command line options
1082 * The wizard for configuration migration, (Sylpheed-Claws to Claws
1083 Mail), now has the option to save or not save a backup of the old
1084 configuration folder.
1086 * The configuration wizard is now re-run if it was previously
1090 o bug 1100, 'Highlighted e-mail data not visible when color
1092 o bug 1101, '"Load plugin" button is accidentally hidden'
1093 o bug 1102, 'claws-mail-2.7.1 makes use of deprecated ldap
1095 o IMAP: fixed crash when connect command doesn't exist.
1096 o IMAP: better folder checking when an IMAP directory is set.
1097 o IMAP: Never remove INBOX when scanning for new folders.
1098 It's a special folder that must exist.
1099 o fix vertical scrollbar jumping back to the top when 'Check
1100 for new folders' is used.
1101 o fix sensitivity issues of Mark as Spam/Ham context menus.
1102 o fix potential crashes in the address book's embedded 'Edit
1103 person' dialogue, and fix conflicting copy/paste menu
1105 o Reflect change of Font configuration in the Header view
1107 o fix handling of empty values in attach_load_directory and
1108 attach_save_directory clawsrc options.
1109 o fix 2nd-run loss and new configuration loss of filtering
1110 rules on configuration migration.
1111 o Bogofilter plugin: fix sensitivity of "Insert X-Bogosity
1118 o bug 1095, 'Crash while changing folder columns during
1120 o bug 1098, 'bogus last row display after expanding a thread'
1121 o fix a few annoyances when choosing keys for the CMS (S/MIME)
1123 o fix updating of the mime parts
1124 o fix Forwarding msgs with attachments that have dos line
1126 o strip S/MIME signatures when re-editing S/MIME signed
1128 o fix body search starting at the end of the mail (and asking
1130 o fix Enter in search windows
1131 o fix dbus-related crash in the the GTK+ file selector.
1132 o IMAP: fix recursion when server lists the current subfolder
1134 o IMAP: get rid of the previous mailimap when connecting, just
1135 in case disconnect was unclean
1136 o IMAP: make sure we don't use an old socket when reconnecting
1142 * The --select option can now also select emails by Message-ID
1144 * Attaching files from 'mailto:' URIs (&attach=...) is now possible.
1145 A dialog is displayed to make sure that the user is aware that the
1146 mail will contain attachments
1148 * 'New Message format' has been added to the Compose/Writing options,
1149 this works like the Quote format and the same symbols are supported
1151 * Reworked the About dialog, including the addition of a new page,
1152 'Features', which indicates which of the optional features are
1153 compiled in and which are not. A 'Release Notes' page was also
1156 * Added history combo for all search fields (message and text)
1158 * The 'mark_as_read_delay' option is not hidden anymore and can be
1159 found in Configuration/Preferences/Summaries
1161 * Added global and per-folder preferences to set the default
1162 alternate dictionary
1164 * Allow spell-checking to use both current and alternate dictionaries
1166 * Added an hidden option 'addressbook_use_editaddress_dialog' to
1167 embed the contact editor in the addressbook window in contrast to
1170 * Added a hidden option 'unsafe_ssl_certs', to allow storing
1171 multiple SSL certificates for a given server/port. You will be
1172 asked to accept unknown certificates. Unchecking this option will
1173 require you to re-accept previously known certificates
1175 * Allow copying of folders between mailboxes
1177 * Better automatic account selection for mailing lists (searches for
1178 the email address in the Delivered-To header also)
1180 * Made the "Synchronise" menu item inactive when there's nothing to
1183 * Use Message font in Writing and Quoting preferences, as well as in
1186 * Added more HTML symbols to the html to text converter
1188 * Save the addressbook's window size on closing
1190 * Better checks for syntax errors are applied to Templates and Quote
1193 * Added a check to avoid trying to use a non-existent folder as
1196 * Enable setting SSL via STARTTLS from the set-up wizard
1198 * Added handling of ":port" in server addresses in the set-up wizard
1199 to specify a port to connect to
1201 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to print the X-Claws-Bogosity
1202 header in emails handled by the Bogofilter plugin (in MH folders
1205 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to whitelist senders found in
1208 * Bogofilter plugin: Allow storing of Unsure mails in a specific
1209 folder to make better teaching easier
1211 * Bogofilter plugin: Improved GUI interaction while Bogofilter is
1214 * TrayIcon plugin: added an "Email from account/..." submenu
1216 * updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Catalan, Finnish,
1217 French, Italian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, and Spanish
1223 * First release as Claws Mail
1226 o bug 1053, 'SC fails to reestablish a secure connection'
1227 o bug 1054, 'Slowness logging big data chunks'
1228 o bug 1057, 'crash on sending s signed message to a
1230 o bug 1060, 'compilation error with Irix's cc'
1231 o bug 1061, 'crash on opening signed email'
1232 o bug 1066, 'Incorrect mailbox size displayed'
1233 o bug 1069, 'Sent mails disappear, BCC or locking problem?'
1234 o fix Reply To/Mailing list from the menu
1235 o forbid drag and drop from/to different folders of type
1237 o src/ssl_manager.c: fix possible infinite loop
1238 o fix Options/Reply mode after draft save
1239 o obey always_show_msg option when marking as spam
1240 o fix spelling menu when replying
1241 o don't change the From column title to To if the To column
1243 o fix the wrong recipient being selected when replying to a
1244 msg which is From one of our accounts To another of our
1246 o fix crash on combining mark_as_read_delay with Hide Read
1248 o create ~/.mailcap if it doesn't exist
1254 * Final release as Sylpheed-Claws
1256 * libetpan 0.48 or greater is now required for IMAP support.
1258 * The Compose window now has an /Options/Reply mode/ menu. This
1259 enables changing the recipients of a reply on the fly.
1261 * QuickSearch now has a type-ahead option for fast searches.
1263 * Extra symbols are now available for the Quote parser, your name,
1264 your email address, the account name, and the organization.
1266 * In the Folder Properties, it is now possible to test the regular
1267 expression used in the Simplify Subject RegExp option.
1269 * GSSAPI support has been added for IMAP.
1271 * UIDPLUS support has been added for IMAP.
1273 * A Stop button has been added for Message Body searches, enabling
1274 cancelling of a running search. This is available in '/Edit/Search
1275 Folder...' and '/Edit/Find in current message...'.
1277 * libSM support has been added. This enables communication with the
1278 session manager, so that it is known when the session ends, in
1279 order to save the caches, and draft any messages currently being
1282 * Support for Address Book Groups has been added to the Compose
1283 window's automatic address completion.
1285 * a new hidden option has been added, 'respect_flowed_format'. This
1286 follows RFC3676 with regard to a message part with a Content-Type
1287 that includes 'format=flowed' and 'delsp=yes'. This will cause some
1288 mails to have long lines, but will fix some URLs that would
1289 otherwise be wrapped. By default it is turned off.
1291 * Basic key import/export has been added to the PGP plugins. When
1292 generating a new key pair you can export the public key to a key
1293 server. When selecting the signature part of a message, if the key
1294 is not on your keyring, you will be asked if you want to attempt
1295 to import it from a keyserver.
1297 * The TrayIcon now displays 'offline' status.
1299 * More window sizes and placements are remembered across sessions.
1301 * tools/fix_date.sh: Switches to replace non RFC-compliant Date:
1302 value, and to use strict RFC matching patterns for dates have been
1305 * Several optimisations have been made.
1312 o Fix redirecting of sent mails
1313 o Fix Go to Next * after applying Preferences
1314 o Fix quote-folding when emails don't convert cleanly to
1321 o bug 1034, 'Incorrect display of size field in message view'
1327 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
1328 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
1329 o fix building with --disable-nls
1330 o remove tabs in Subject string
1335 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
1338 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
1340 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
1342 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
1343 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
1349 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
1350 o Crash in partial downloading
1355 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
1357 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
1358 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
1361 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
1362 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
1363 slowness or duplicated messages.
1368 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
1370 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
1372 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
1374 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
1376 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
1377 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
1379 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
1380 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
1381 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
1383 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
1384 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
1385 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
1387 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
1389 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
1392 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
1393 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
1395 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
1397 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
1398 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
1399 the Message and Folder lists.
1400 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
1402 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
1403 'enable_rules_hint'.
1405 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
1406 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
1408 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
1411 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
1413 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
1416 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
1417 matches exactly, it is automatically used
1419 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
1421 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
1423 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
1424 using the mousewheel
1426 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
1427 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
1428 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
1430 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
1431 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
1433 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
1436 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
1438 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
1440 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
1443 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
1446 * Claws Mail' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
1447 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
1449 * Several GUI improvements.
1451 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
1453 * Logging has been improved.
1455 * improved sizing of some widgets
1457 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
1459 * The manuals have been updated
1461 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
1463 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
1466 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
1472 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
1473 setting of the man directory location
1475 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
1476 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
1477 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
1479 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
1481 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
1483 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
1485 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
1486 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
1487 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
1490 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
1491 their text label in the message body
1493 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
1495 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
1498 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
1501 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
1502 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
1504 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
1505 'Other' page of the preferences.
1507 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
1508 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
1511 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
1514 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
1515 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
1517 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
1520 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
1521 Message View, where it was useless
1523 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
1524 combo when editing accounts
1526 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
1529 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
1531 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
1533 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
1534 searching sub-folders)
1536 * Faster send on IMAP
1538 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
1540 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
1542 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
1544 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
1546 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
1548 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
1550 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
1552 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
1555 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
1557 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
1559 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
1560 when switching to Online mode
1562 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
1563 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
1566 * The Claws Mail logo has been updated
1573 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
1575 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
1577 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
1579 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
1580 backwards compatible
1582 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
1584 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
1585 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
1587 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
1589 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
1594 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
1595 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
1597 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
1599 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
1601 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
1602 choosing the account to use
1604 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
1605 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
1606 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
1608 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
1610 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
1613 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
1614 folder has been added.
1616 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
1617 subject, in addition to standard headers.
1619 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
1620 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
1622 * Optimised large folder reading
1624 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
1626 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
1628 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
1630 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
1632 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
1634 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
1636 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
1638 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
1640 * The user manual has been updated
1642 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
1650 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
1658 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
1661 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
1664 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
1671 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
1673 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
1675 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
1677 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
1679 * Fixed some compiler warnings
1681 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
1683 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
1685 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
1688 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
1690 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
1692 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
1695 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
1696 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
1697 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
1700 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
1703 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
1705 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
1709 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
1712 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
1713 transport wasn't reselected
1715 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
1717 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
1720 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
1721 return-path email adress being different)
1723 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
1724 locking causing dataloss)
1729 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
1730 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
1732 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
1734 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
1736 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
1737 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
1739 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
1740 a pink/red background.
1742 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
1745 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
1746 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Claws Mail',
1749 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
1751 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
1752 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
1753 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
1755 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
1756 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
1757 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
1759 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
1760 the same way as the Message View.
1762 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
1763 expiration date is shown.
1765 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
1766 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
1769 * LDAPS support has been added.
1771 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
1772 translations are now also included.
1779 * The Preferences config file, ~/.claws-mail/sylpheedrc, is now
1780 stored with UTF-8 encoding
1785 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
1786 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
1788 * Support for the Face header has been added,
1789 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
1791 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
1792 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
1794 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
1795 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
1797 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
1800 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
1803 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
1806 * A long search can now be cancelled.
1808 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
1809 automatically changed to the To column.
1811 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
1812 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
1814 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
1815 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
1816 and to give them each a label.
1818 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
1819 dictionary' has been added.
1821 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
1822 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
1824 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
1825 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
1827 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
1829 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
1830 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
1831 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
1832 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
1835 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
1837 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
1839 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
1842 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
1843 articles from newscache/
1845 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
1846 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
1848 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
1849 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
1850 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
1851 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
1852 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
1854 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
1855 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
1857 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
1858 tree into Claws Mail, tools/tbird2syl.py
1863 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
1865 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
1867 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
1869 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
1870 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
1872 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
1874 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
1875 Calling claws-mail --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
1876 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
1877 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
1878 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
1880 * claws-mail email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
1882 * claws-mail proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
1884 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
1886 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
1888 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
1891 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
1892 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
1894 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
1895 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
1897 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
1899 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
1900 alphabetically ordered.
1902 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
1904 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
1905 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
1908 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
1909 background for greater visibility.
1911 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
1914 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
1915 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
1917 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
1919 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
1922 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
1923 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
1925 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
1926 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
1927 requirements are matched.
1929 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
1932 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
1934 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
1936 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
1937 licence has been added.
1939 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
1941 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
1942 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
1943 to Claws filtering rules.
1948 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
1949 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
1951 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
1952 functions were fixed.
1955 Signature checking is now non-blocking
1957 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
1959 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'claws-mail'
1964 * The binary is now 'claws-mail' and not 'sylpheed'
1966 * The default config dir is now '~/.claws-mail'. The user will
1967 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
1968 options to this new directory.
1970 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
1973 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
1976 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
1977 to the text/plain part.
1978 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
1979 key C to perform the signature check.
1980 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
1981 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
1982 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
1984 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
1985 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
1987 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
1989 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
1992 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
1994 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
1995 by the icon of the parent folder.
1998 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
1999 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
2001 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
2003 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
2004 the To header has also been set.
2006 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
2009 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
2011 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
2012 presented if no command was found for the file type.
2014 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
2015 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
2016 X-Face in messageview'.
2018 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
2020 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
2021 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
2022 sender' still work like before.
2024 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
2025 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
2027 * The About window has been reworked.
2032 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
2034 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
2037 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
2039 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
2042 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
2045 * the description windows are now non-modal
2047 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
2049 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
2050 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
2052 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
2053 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
2054 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
2056 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
2057 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
2059 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
2060 subject as the window title.
2062 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
2065 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
2066 Attachment pane is now possible
2068 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
2070 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
2071 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
2073 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
2074 when composing a message
2079 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
2080 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
2081 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
2082 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
2084 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
2086 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
2088 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
2089 now derived from the normal font.
2091 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
2092 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
2094 * Many improvements to the Address book.
2096 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
2097 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
2099 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
2102 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
2104 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
2106 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
2107 the removal of the toolbar handles.
2109 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
2110 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
2112 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
2114 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
2117 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
2120 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
2122 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
2124 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
2125 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
2128 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
2129 Use Claws Mail icon and the text 'Claws Mail' in the menu,
2130 use kdialog during installation
2135 * add GPGME 1.x support.
2137 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
2139 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
2141 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
2143 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
2145 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
2147 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
2149 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
2150 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
2152 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
2154 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
2157 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
2158 clipboards in the Compose window
2160 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
2162 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
2165 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
2167 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
2169 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
2172 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
2173 'textview_cursor_visible'
2175 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
2176 'Edit accounts' dialogue
2178 * New Claws Mail icons have been added, and the default
2179 application icon is now set.
2181 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
2187 * improved IMAP support
2189 * Performance increases
2191 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
2192 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
2193 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
2194 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
2195 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
2197 * new style configuration options interface.
2200 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
2202 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
2204 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
2206 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
2208 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
2211 * Hebrew encodings have been added
2213 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
2215 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
2217 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
2223 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
2229 * Inline image display
2231 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
2232 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
2234 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
2235 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
2237 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
2239 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
2241 * Support for GBK encoding
2243 * New logo in About window
2245 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
2246 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
2247 see tools/README for details
2253 Initial GTK2 release
2255 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2