1 Changes of the Claws Mail GTK2 branch
6 All plugins previously packaged as 'Extra Plugins' are now contained
7 within the Claws Mail package. In addition to that, the following
8 plugins have been dropped: TrayIcon, Dillo Viewer, and Gtkhtml2
11 This release contains the following plugins: ACPI Notifier, Address
12 Keeper, Attachment Remover, Attachment Warner, Bogofilter, BS Filter,
13 Clam AntiVirus, Fancy HTML Viewer, FetchInfo, gData, GeoLocation,
14 Mail Archiver, MailMBOX, New Mail, Notification, PDF Viewer, Perl,
15 PGP/Core, PGP/Inline, PGP/MIME, Python, RSSyl, SMime, Spam Report,
16 SpamAssassin, TNEF Parse, and vCalendar.
18 * 3 command-line switches have been added:
19 --cancel-receiving which cancels the currently running message
21 --cancel-sending which cancels the currently running message
23 --debug which toggles debug output.
25 * '/Message/Cancel sending' has been added to the main menu.
27 * In the filtering and processing condition configuration for Age,
28 it is now possible to match based on number of hours.
30 * The GnuPG signature timestamp is now displayed in the full
33 * Support for GnuTLS priority string has been added. This is achieved
34 via 2 hidden account preferences, gnutls_set_priority and
35 gnutls_priority. The former turning the option on or off, the
36 latter containing the required priority string.
38 * Keep-alive pings are now performed on IMAP and NNTP connections.
40 * In the Compose window, the focus is now moved to the message body
41 when focus is in the Subject entry and the Enter key is pressed.
43 * The Delete key can now be used to remove Colour Label hotkeys.
45 * PDF Viewer: The printed PDF quality has been improved.
47 * Fancy HTML viewer: The options dialogue has been completely
48 reworked, and disabling remote content is now totally strict.
50 * Python plugin: Added Cc field to messageinfo objects.
52 * Python plugin: Added examples.
54 * Python plugin: Added a function to get an arbitrary header from a
57 * Perl plugin: The documentation for insert_perl.pl has been
60 * Basic handling of vcard 3.0 has been added to vcard2xml.py.
62 * A Swedish translation has been added to claws-mail.desktop.
64 * The man page has been updated.
66 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Finnish, French,
67 German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish
70 o bug 1137, 'loading plugins with same profile on different
72 o bug 1684, 'view news messages with large attachements
74 o bug 1963, 'Preferences Templates Information Window Focus
76 o bug 2340, 'Create block list'
77 o bug 2617, 'code cleanup'
78 o bug 2624, 'dialog "Action Configuration" cannot be closed'
79 o bug 2702, 'Support splitting subject line for small screen
81 o bug 2774, 'Select folder/New Folder dialog - modal problem'
82 o bug 2785, 'Marking mails for deletion reopens internal
84 o bug 2801, 'Filtering Header:Name list is blank/corrupt'
85 o bug 2826, 'replace deprecated gnutls function'
86 o bug 2828, 'Use MD5 digest for socket name'
87 o bug 2832, 'mail to from adress-book splitt names'
88 o bug 2835, 'add_address() in addr_compl.c should allow a
90 o bug 2859, 'Newmail plugin doesn't work if Mail folder not
91 present when it is loaded.'
92 o bug 2862, 'Segmentation fault when replying to a message
93 where the "code conversion" fails'
94 o bug 2863, 'Applying has_attachment quicksearch on IMAP
96 o bug 2878 'bsfilter / folder.c:1435 Condition identifier
98 o bug 2879, 'Plain text mails treated as encrypted'
99 o bug 2882, 'Reverse preference for external content'
100 o bug 2885, 'SIGSEGV in hooks_marshal at hooks.c:108'
101 o bug 2890, 'html2ps required...'
102 o bug 2893, 'ical_yy_scan_bytes has wrong type'
103 o bug 2903, 'key 'C' mention harcoded in string'
104 o bug 2909, 'Changing folder quickly can cause wrong email to
106 o IMAP: Don't set charset on simple searches. Fixes Exchange
108 o Disconnect NNTP accounts too when switching offline.
109 o Fix sensitivity of next-unread toolbar button.
110 o tools/gif2xface.pl, tools/outlook2claws-mail.pl: Fix
112 o Add missing \n at end of the return receipt last part's
114 o Make LDAP over SSL work on Win32.
115 o Fix crash on action error.
116 o Fix trimming of leading spaces in actions.
117 o tools/vcard2xml.py: Fix missing file encoding info.
118 o fix sensitivity of 'Use both dictionaries' in compose
120 o Fix actions with spaces (and quotes).
121 o tools/vcard2xml.py: Lines split over more than one line
122 breaks parser; Get email addres correct. Not only
124 o Escape filename/description text of MIME parts, prevents
125 error if, e.g., the filename contains an ampersand.
126 o Fix 'edit accounts' windows going behind when leaving an
127 'account preferences' window, by re-focusing this window.
128 o Fix crash closing PDF information alert panel.
129 o Fix default fonts on Windows.
130 o Fix ugly icon in XFCE's alt-tab window.
131 o Fix untranslated description in archiver plugin
132 o fix crasher when using /Edit/Search folder on start-up with
138 * Added IMAP server side search
140 * Added the file .claws-mail/extraheaderrc which holds editable extra
141 headers to be added to compose window combobox
143 * Added 'Select html part of multipart messages' to the Folder
146 * GnuPG: Consider marginal signature validity as untrusted
148 * The mimeview shortcuts are now user configurable
150 * Spell checker: Always show 'change dictionary' menu
152 * Filtering dialogue: TreeView type-ahead is now case insensitive
154 * Separated 'Mark all read' from 'Mark as read' and 'Ignore thread'
156 * Made 'Mark all read' confirmation button more clear
158 * Made the clickable area of the expander arrows in the folder list
161 * Made SSL client certificate error messages more meaningful
163 * The type of units required in the Extended Search information
164 dialogue are now indicated
166 * Several speed-ups and optimisations
170 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Finnish, French, German,
171 Hungarian, Spanish, Swedish, traditional Chinese, Ukrainian
174 o bug 1137, 'loading plugins with same profile on different
176 o bug 1961, 'patches for a couple of clang warnings'
177 o bug 1975, 'preference mutt key bindings do not take effect'
178 o bug 2096, 'MEMORY-ERROR w/ Claws-Mail/IMAP and Lotus
180 o bug 2203, 'Problems in forwarding multipart/alternative
181 messages with HTML part'
182 o bug 2390, 'Non-fully-trusted-key-warning appears based on
183 primary UID rather than recipient e-mail'
184 o bug 2579, 'Installed headers redefine autotools-specific
186 o bug 2596, 'Spell checker does not work properly'
187 o bug 2638, 'Respect $LEX environment variable in autogen.sh'
188 o bug 2639, 'The MSGBUFSIZE definition collides with a
189 definition of OpenBSD'
190 o bug 2650, 'segfault in pgp when gpgme_strerror() returns
192 o bug 2689, 'segfault when trying to view info about
194 o bug 2697, 'segfault in parse_parameters()'
195 o bug 2718, 'Failure to check peer hostname when checking
197 o bug 2723, 'Missing encoding in generated html manual'
198 o bug 2743, 'null pointer crash in procmime strchr'
199 o bug 2744, 'Quick search throws bad command argument error
201 o bug 2751, 'g_mutex_new/g_mutex_free removed from GLib 2.32'
202 o bug 2760, 'display correct libc version in crash dialog
204 o bug 2761, 'Desktop file does not pass validation'
205 o bug 2776, 'Make all menu shortcuts work properly in the
207 o bug 2777, 'Installing latest cvs116 package 14 Windows
208 version results in wrong paths in clawsrc'
209 o Fix some modal windows
210 o Only show HTML parts by default (if the pref is set so) if
211 the part disposition-type is inline or unknown, but not
213 o IMAP: Always clear the tags list when fetching a folder, or
214 Claws will never untag an untagged email.
215 o Fix double mainwindow presentation that confuses GNOME3
216 when some plugins fail to load (subsequent Claws windows
217 got no focus in that case)
218 o Fix build on Fink/OS X
219 o Fix build with gnutls 3.1.3
221 o Fix Windows runtime crash
222 o Fix socket communication
227 * Replied and Forwarded message status flags are now non-exclusive.
228 Introduced a new message state (and relevant icon in message list)
229 where both the Replied and Forwarded flags are set
231 * 'Send to...' has been added to the context menu of a message's
232 parts. This causes a new Compose window to open with the selected
235 * 'Hide' and 'View Log' buttons have been added to the Send and
236 Receive dialogues. The former will hide the dialogue, the latter
237 will open the Network Log dialogue.
239 * A short symbol has been added the QuickSearch Extended mode: 'ha',
240 an abbreviated form of 'has_attachment'.
242 * Basic session statistics are now available, from the Statistics
243 tab in About dialog and the command-line.
245 * The display of attached patches, (text/x-patch or text/x-diff), is
246 now colourised. The colours are controlled by 3 new hidden
247 preferences: diff_added_color, diff_deleted_color, and
250 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, German, French, Hungarian,
251 Indonesian, Lithuanian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish,
255 o bug 1090, 'Standard-folders appear again after rescanning tree'
256 o bug 1924, 'Messages marked move to Trash appear identical to
257 messages marked move to $FOLDER'
258 o bug 2598, 'Actions can move locked messages'
259 o bug 2501, 'opened message blanks when moved to other folder'
260 o bug 2574, 'Statement might be overflowing a buffer in strncat'
261 o bug 2577, 'Focus rectangle on folder list and message
262 list headings doesn't get properly cleared when switching
263 heading and horizontally scrolling list (underlines and
264 vertical lines remain on screen)'
265 o bug 2582, 'Expanded mimeview drag n drop no longer works'
266 o bug 2595, 'Change expand behavior for message list / message view'
267 o bug 2620, 'shift+tab from subject field not working'
268 o bug 2624, 'dialog "Action Configuration" cannot be closed'
269 o bug 2646, 'Compile fails with gnutls-3.0.18'
270 o bug 2659, 'E-mail attachments are handled inconsistently'
271 o bug 2662, '"ag" quicksearch adds "1" to value'
272 o Fix bug in search criteria when doing a complete directory
274 o Fix GTK+2.16 build (w32)
275 o Fix sensitivity of toolbar's get_btn (retrieve mail from current
276 account) and of mainwindows's relevant entry when current account
277 is not able to retrieve (SMTP-only).
278 o don't do TLS if not requested by user. fixes connecting to servers
279 which, for example, want SSL 3 only
285 * GnuTLS 2.2 is now a minimum requirement if encrypted connections to
286 servers are required.
288 * The list displays have been updated to use newer GTK+ functions,
289 this means that the expanders look different and the optional dotted
290 lines have been dropped.
292 * A hidden option, 'summary_from_show', which controls the display in
293 the From column of the Message List: 0 (default): show name,
294 1: show address, 2: show name + address
296 * The image viewer now uses the EXIF Orientation.
298 * 'Generate X-Mailer header' has been added as an Account option.
300 * /View/Message scroll has been added, allowing keyboard shortcuts to
301 be added and used for message scrolling.
303 * Home and End keys now function in the Message View.
305 * /Message/Print has been added to the Compose window.
311 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French,
312 Hungarian, Indonesian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian.
315 o bug 1489, 'Filter action mark_as_read inoperative
316 following move action
317 o bug 1563, 'Folder view: show complete threads if they
318 contain unread messages'
319 o bug 1870, 'arrow scrolling in filters'
320 o bug 2116, 'Rip spaces off server names in account
322 o bug 2127, 'SSL cert check uses canonical name instead of
324 o bug 2177, 'addrbook/addrbook-00000?.xml is not deleted
325 after removing the address book in the GUI'
326 o bug 2303, 'Next unread message enables message view'
327 o bug 2310, 'Crash when hitting Ctrl+R to reply to a
329 o bug 2377, 'Show All Headers - make change persistent
331 o bug 2402, 'GnuTLS change breaks socket communication'
332 o bug 2404, 'matcherrc updates upon account renaming'
333 o bug 2406, 'some part of accountrc not updated upon account
335 o bug 2408, 'Some UI elements are not persistent between
337 o bug 2422, 'Toggle Message View w/ V crashes Claws'
338 o bug 2479, 'LDIF address book import matches tags case
340 o bug 2481, 'do not scroll "from" dropdown list and sender
342 o bug 2493, 'Subscription pull down should be alphabetized'
343 o bug 2502, 'gnutls_transport_set_lowat removed in gnutls
345 o bug 2505, 'tagsdb becomes polluted with old folder entries'
346 o bug 2509, 'manually added headers are lost unless mail is
348 o bug 2520, 'Please remove verbose "No further processing
349 after rule %s" message.'
350 o bug 2525, 'Address completion window does not get keyboard
352 o bug 2526, 'When reading message in separate window, n and p
354 o bug 2529, 'crash in mimeview_start_drag after deleting
356 o bug 2543, 'filter actions in actionsrc not updated upon
358 o bug 2560, 'crash when unsubscribing newsgroup and having
360 o Fix focus problem on Gnome shell
361 o Fix flicker on recursive quicksearch
362 o Fix huge slowness induced by spellcheck "while typing"
363 during initial quote rewraps.
364 o Fix build with GLib 2.31.
365 o Fix crasher when spellchecking is not enabled
366 o Fix compose window size saving/restoring
372 * The name of the account is now included within the Network Log
373 output. (See enhancement request 2184)
375 * Right-clicking a message in the Message List no longer opens the
376 message. (See enhancement request 2353)
380 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, Hungarian,
381 Lithuanian, and Slovak.
384 o bug 1963, 'Preferences Templates Information Window Focus
386 o bug 2397, 'Gtkhtml2 viewer ignores message encoding'
387 o bug 2402, 'can't download message from pop3 server'
388 o bug 2409, 'Failed to compile under GCC 3.x : option
389 -Wno-pointer-sign badly set in configure.ac'
390 o bug 2412, 'Send account mail address in Message-ID wrongly
392 o bug 2414, 'Claws segfaults on startup with notification
394 o bug 2418, 'NNTP authentication is broken'
395 o bug 2420, 'Invalid markup in icon tooltip text after
397 o bug 2439, 'use bitwise operator for bitmask instead of
399 o bug 2461, 'popup menu in message list displays 'move to
401 o bug 2462, 'Building without GnuTLS support leads to a
403 o fix trayicon build with gtk < 2.18.x
404 o don't minimise/hide warning dialogue on plugin load error
405 o when using a Compose template, only place the cursor in the
406 body when the cursor symbol, %cursor (%X), is used
407 o fix build on Debian Sid.
408 o fix cursor placement in Forward template
409 o fix duplicate key accels
410 o fix NNTP server sending authentication warning as part of
411 the connection session
416 * Added a hidden option, 'show_inline_attachments'. When this is
417 de-activated inline attachments referenced by other message parts,
418 (e.g. attached images referenced in an HTML message part), are
419 hidden. This is on by default, maintaining previous behaviour.
421 * Added a hidden option, 'msgview_date_format'. When this option is
422 activated the Date format in the Message View will have the same
423 format as in the Message List. The format of the date is also
424 controlled in the same way, by the option on the Display/Summaries
425 page of the Preferences. This is off by default, maintaining
428 * Several GUI improvements:
429 o Reworked Simplify Subject RegExp in the Folder Properties
430 o The IMAP option 'Move deleted mails to trash and expunge
431 immediately' has been moved to the Advanced page of the
433 o The option 'Send account mail address in Message-ID' has
434 been moved to theSend page of the Account Preferences.
435 o Improvements to the Preferences for the Toolbars.
436 o Improvements to the initial Set-up Wizard dialogues.
437 o Improvements to the Templates preferences pages.
438 o Implemented a nicer scroll when drag and dropping.
439 o Added a button to get dictionaries on WIndows.
441 * New translation: Lithuanian.
443 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Finnish, French,
444 Slovak, Spanish, Ukranian.
447 o bug 2039, 'SMTP AUTHENTICATION'
448 o bug 2050, 'Clawsmail sends return receipt every seconds'
449 o bug 2148, 'Attachment content-transfer-encoding incorrectly
450 set when signing emails'
451 o bug 2165, 'The date not localized in the message view'
452 o bug 2203, 'Problems in forwarding multipart/alternative
453 messages with HTML part'
454 o bug 2237, 'User action makes Claws unresponsive'
455 o bug 2279, 'crash when clicking 'define' in filter
457 o bug 2299, 'Incorrect handling of quoted printable coma
459 o bug 2315, 'claws-mail 3.7.7 crashes when trying to compose
460 mail on FreeBSD 9.0 amd64 (GTK+ 2.22.1/GLib
462 o bug 2322, 'GPG Full info: showing subkey ID instead of
463 primary key fingerprint'
464 o bug 2325, 'messages remains in folder cache after moving
465 from MH to IMAP boxes'
466 o bug 2331, 'Base64 is broken in 3.7.7 and 3.7.8'
467 o bug 2332, 'Crash when hitting cancel on the SMTP status
469 o bug 2346, 'Please register x-handler-scheme in .desktop
471 o bug 2350, 'Make displaying localized date/time in message
473 o bug 2361, 'Claws crashes after PGP Check in separate msg
475 o bug 2365, 'Crash when auto-scrolling headers in compose
477 o bug 2369, 'valgrind.h should NOT be part of claws-mail'
478 o bug 2381, 'Support for NetworkManager 0.9'
479 o bug 2383, 'folderitemrc not updated when account name is
481 o bug 2393, 'Crashes and rendering problems in the "Save as"
482 menu caused by attachments with umlauts in the
484 o bug 2394, 'backtrace() crashes on FreeBSD'
485 o fix matcher body parsing
486 o fix crash when searching or adding a LDAP server
487 o fix sa-learn when offline
488 o TrayIcon plugin: fix logic bug which caused icon to be
489 always set no-mail status on plugin load
490 o TrayIcon plugin: force icon hide on plugin_done(), without
491 it an empty space is left in tray under KDE3 and KDE4
492 o fix segfault on Windows
498 o rfe 2309, 'Shortcuts should not be modifiable by default'
499 o bug 2313, 'CLI quicksearch sometimes returns the same
501 o bug 2317, 'Action results in "Bad file descriptor"'
502 o PGP/Core: Win32 build fix
503 o NNTP: fix replying (broken in corner case)
504 o fix configure option --disable-manual
505 o One more GTK+ 2.22 build fix
506 o Debian bug 599547, 'Please re-introduce quick shortcut for
512 * Enable building with GTK+ 2.22.
514 * A QuickSearch can now be run from the command line using the
515 --search command. See `claws-mail --help` for more information.
517 * Added a hidden option to set a margin in the text area of the
518 Compose window. 'show_compose_margin', defaults to FALSE.
523 * Require GTK+ 2.10 or newer.
525 * Enable building with GTK+ 2.19 or newer.
527 * Enable building with libetpan 1.0.
529 * Encrypt saved LDAP passwords.
531 * FIltering/Processing: Added 'List-Id' to the pre-defined headers.
533 * Added 'Reply to this address' to popup menu in the Message View.
535 * Added separate search phrase completion for normal/extended
538 * Several interface improvements.
540 * Use in-reply-to info that is passed in mailto: links.
542 * Added the GB18030 Chinese charset, which is a superset of GB2312
545 * Added German translation of the manual.
547 * Added Ukrainian translation.
554 o bug 2059 'gpgme >=1.1.8 not compatible with S/MIME
556 o bug 2076 'having worked 2 times properly CLAWS ceased to
557 decrypt incoming PGP mails -displays base64
558 instead - sucks completely'
559 o bug 2098, 'claws-mails crashes frequently with pgpcore'
560 o Address Book: fix button sensitivity in compose mode.
565 * Spell checker: Highlight misspelled words when applying template
566 and 'check while typing' option is on
568 * Spell checker: Highlight misspelled words in text inserted from
569 file(s) or pasted to message body when 'check while typing' option
572 * Improve parsing of List-Post header
574 * Add new drag type "claws-mail/msg-path-list" for drag'n'drop of a
575 message selection from the message list into other applications.
576 This enables other applications to back-link to Claws Mail via a
577 "claws-mail --select" call after they received a drop.
579 * Place the cursor in the compose window according to provided input.
580 If To: is present place cursor in Subject: field and if both To:
581 and Subject: are present place cursor in body. If body: is present
582 insert a new line after text and place cursor there.
584 * QuickSearch: Use all of the available space to view expressions
590 * The user is now warned when inserting a large file in the message
591 body. The value of 'large' can be configured on the Compose/Writing
592 page of the Preferences.
594 * Added 'has_attachment' and 'signed' matcher expressions to
595 Filtering and Processing Flags lists.
597 * Support Reply prefixes of French Yahoo mail and French Lotus Notes.
599 * Enabled Page Size and Orientation configuration in the print dialog.
600 GTK+ 2.18 or newer only.
602 * tools/convert_mbox.pl
603 Add -R flag to support recursive conversions of arbitrary Evolution
609 * Default Cc, Bcc and Reply-To options have been added to Folder
612 * MIME parts that lack an end boundary are now handled, (even though
615 * A 'Metadata handling' option has been added to the Miscellaneous
616 options page. The options are 'safer' or 'faster'. 'faster' is
617 Claws' original behaviour. 'safer' prevents data loss on system
618 crashes where the filesystem is of a 'not-so-robust' variety, e.g.
619 xfs. If in doubt, use 'safer'. This option defaults to 'safer'.
621 * Face and X-Face previews have been added to the Custom Header
622 Configuration dialogue in Account preferences.
624 * An option has been added to the Receive page of IMAP account
625 preferences, "Move deleted mails to trash and expunge immediately".
626 This option is on by default to avoid changing the existing
627 behaviour. Turning it off prevents automatic expunging.
628 Also, 'Tools/Expunge' and 'View/Hide deleted messages' menu items
629 have been added to main toolbar.
631 * Support for clickable gopher:// links has been added.
633 * In the Compose window a warning dialogue is raised if attachments
634 that have been added no longer exist on the filesystem at the time
637 * Buttons to clear header lines in the Compose window have been
640 * GnuTLS compatibility mode is now used, this avoids problems with
641 servers that don't comply 100% with the spec, but still exist.
643 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
644 thunderbird import for version 2.0.0.21 has been added.
649 * Spell Checking has been added to the Subject in the Compose window.
651 * The 'Quotation characters' option has been moved from the Compose/
652 Writing page of the preferences to the /Message View/Text Options
655 * When replying to signed and/or encrypted mail and the preference to
656 sign and/or encrypt is set, the original mail's privacy system is
657 automatically used, if available.
659 * If a text/calendar attachment is present in a message it is
660 automatcally selected if a suitable plugin (i.e. vCalendar) is
663 * /Tools/List URLs now shows both the link title and URI if possible.
665 * A URI appearing in the statusbar is now only trimmed if necessary.
667 * When using /Tools/Create filter|procesing rule/Automatically
668 the List-Id header is preferred to X-* headers.
670 * The manual has been updated.
675 * Expanding/Collapsing of threads is now approximately 95% faster.
677 * Cache reading is now approximately 10% faster.
679 * The shortcut key settings of the main window and the message list
680 context menus are now connected.
682 * The preferences on the 'Other' page have now been moved to
683 Other/Miscellaneous. The parent pages are now unselectable and the
684 first page is automatically selected on opening the preferences.
686 * In the Compose window, on the Others tab, the 'Save message to'
687 entry now has a drop-down list of the previous save locations.
689 * In the Compose window, the Attachments Properties window is now
690 confirmed and closed with the Return key.
692 * When using an external editor to compose messages, the message is
693 automatically saved to Drafts when the external editor is closed.
695 * A hidden option has been added, 'primary_paste_unselects' which
696 causes the primary buffer to be cleared and the insertion point to
697 be repositioned when the middle mouse button is used for pasting
698 text. It is turned off by default.
700 * In the Actions window, the Escape key now cancels the action
703 * Offline SSL certificate verification has been added.
705 * Privacy plugins: The decryption failure messages are now shown
706 in the NoticeView just above the message text rather than in a
709 * Privacy plugins: when listing the UIDs during a signature check,
710 show the UID validity
712 * tools/popfile-link.sh
713 Support for reusing existing POPFile session ID has been added.
715 * tools/kdeservicemenu
716 Support for kde4 has been added.
718 * win32: better integration has been implemented by using the
719 standard file associations.
724 * Claws Mail now requires libetpan 0.57 for IMAP and NNTP.
726 * SSL support is now provided by gnuTLS exclusively. OpenSSL support
727 has been dropped due to licensing issues.
729 * Added /View/Fullscreen option.
731 * Re-ordering of the filtering/processing condition and actions lists
732 is now possible using drag'n'drop.
737 * Claws Mail now requires libetpan 0.56 for IMAP and NNTP
739 * Spell checking is now provided by Enchant instead of Aspell. To
740 build spell checker support, you will need the libenchant headers.
742 * The S/MIME plugin is now part of this package.
744 * IMAP, NNTP, and SSL are now supported in the Windows port.
746 * Support for client SSL certificates.
748 * Better support of SSL certificate stores, to be able to verify
751 * Renaming of newsgroups is possible.
753 * "Always open message when selected" can now have three values:
754 'Never', 'Always' and 'When message view is visible'.
756 * Unsaved server passwords can now be temporarily saved for the
757 duration of the session. They can be cleared before the session
758 expires by using '/Tools/Forget all session passwords'.
760 * Auto-wrapping settings are now saved in drafted messages.
762 * Support for basic auto-indentation in the Compose window.
764 * Support for animated GIFs in the message view.
766 * Type-ahead search in Filtering, Templates, Actions dialogs now
767 select the result of the search.
769 * Finer granularity in POP3 accounts' Remove After delay - hours in
772 * Spam/Ham flag is now stored on IMAP server when possible, using
773 "Junk" and "NonJunk" keywords.
775 * Use less precise intervals when possible for auto-checking, thus
776 the CPU is woken up less frequently.
778 * The warning icon in the main window is cleared when the error it
779 relates to is clipped from the network log.
781 * IMAP errors now reveal the server on which they happen.
783 * All deprecated GTK interfaces have been replaced with their
784 non-deprecated equivalents.
786 * csv2addressbook.pl: Added support for FoxMail.
792 * Added an option, "Use secure file deletion if possible", which
793 enables shredding of temporary files and messages instead of
794 just removing them. This is available on the Other preferences
797 * Added an option, "Select the HTML part of multipart/alternative
798 messages". This is available on the Message View/Text Options
801 * Added an option to the 'Create new folder' dialogue which enables
802 new folders to inherit the properties of their parent folders
803 during folder creation.
805 * Added a hidden option, "two_line_vertical", which toggles the
806 2-line view in the message list when using the 3-column layout.
807 Defaults to '1', show 2 lines.
809 * Added a hidden option, "outgoing_fallback_to_ascii", which allows
810 the user to specify an outgoing charset/encoding, but still fall
811 back to 7bit US-ASCII when possible.
812 Defaults to '1', fallback when possible.
814 * Added support for the Avant Window Navgator (Awn) information
815 bubble. This is automatically enabled if dbus is available.
817 * Face and X-Face headers can now be added globally and per-account
818 from configuration files under ~/.claws-mail/autofaces/. Further
819 information is provided in the manual.
821 * The SHA1 fingerprint is now shown on the SSL certificate dialogue
822 and the labels are now selectable.
824 * Several GUI improvements have been made, (Address book, filtering
825 dialogue, Actions dialogue, and Account preferences).
827 * New icons have been added for 'Reply to list' and 'Cancel'. The
828 'Insert file' and 'Close' icons have been improved, as have the
831 * Added the Trash and Delete icons to the Custom Toolbars options.
833 * SMTP-only accounts are now not shown in the Receive menus and
834 Account lists in filtering/processing, as they are irrelevant here.
836 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
837 Support for a gmail exported csv address book was added.
839 * Updated English, French, and Spanish manuals.
844 * Added support for /dev/mem_notify. This Linux kernel feature
845 will allow applications to be notified that memory has to be
846 freed before getting OOM-killed.
847 For more information: http://lwn.net/Articles/267013/
849 * Enabled moving/copying folders to root folders when using the
850 folder selection dialogue.
852 * Global and per-folder templates can now override the From name.
854 * Added a tooltip with extended folder stats. (Hover the cursor over
855 the short stats on the right, below the message list.)
857 * Implemented 2-line items in the message list when in three column
860 * Added support for png themes.
862 * Added an icon for attached patches (text/x-patch and text/x-diff).
864 * When viewing a message that has a large amount of text, show a
865 maximum of 1MB of text and add a noticeview to show optionally show
868 * Added a button to the templates preferences to restore defaults for
871 * Added search in filtering rules list.
874 Added a "learn from whitelist" preference.
877 Added information when fetching large messages.
879 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
880 Added support for Kmail/Kaddressbook.
885 * Forbid attaching anything containing "../" or ".ssh/" in mailto:
888 * Add a hidden preference, 'use_networkmanager', to disable
889 NetworkManager handling
894 * Due to licensing problems, the ClamAV plugin has been removed from
895 the Claws Mail core distribution and can now been found packaged
896 separately or with the 'extra plugins' package.
898 * Added NetworkManager support
899 This is built by default if the dependencies are satisfied; it can
900 be specifically disabled with '--disable-networkmanager-support'.
901 This enables Claws Mail to track changes to the network status.
903 * Added DIGEST-MD5 support for IMAP authentication
905 * Added Folder Properties option, 'Run processing rules when opening'
908 * Added sub-sorting to the Message List; when the Sort type is either
909 Subject, From, To or Tags, sub-sorting by Date will be active.
911 * Added from=address to the mailto sequence
912 The 'from' will try to select the first matching account in the
913 Accounts list, otherwise it will use the usual account selection
914 mechanism but will override it with the given 'from' address.
916 * Added insert=FILE to the mailto sequence (stands for 'insert file')
917 This adds the ability to create a new message from the command-line,
918 with the body set from the contents of an existing file.
920 * Added mailto with NNTP accounts
921 This comes into play if mailto is used when an NNTP account is the
922 default account or if an NNTP account address is used with 'from'.
924 * Added several GUI improvements to the Filtering, Processing, Tags,
925 Actions, Templates, Logging and Address Book dialogues
927 * Added a tooltip to the 'replied' icon in the Message List which
928 indicates 'click to see your reply' feature.
930 * Added 'claws-mail --version-full' to display the version and a list
931 of the compiled-in features
933 * Implemented speed-ups to list operations, deletions and cache
936 * Updated the man page
938 * The Trayicon plugin icons are now themable.
940 * text/calendar message parts are now automatically displayed if a
941 plugin handling text/calendar is loaded, e.g. vCalendar.
943 * Maemo: connect HW status change signal for shutdown
945 * Maemo: identify mmc1 and mmc2 more clearly in the GUI
947 * Maemo: Make dnd threshold higher
952 * Several GUI improvements
953 The colour preferences have been split into tabs.
954 Improve the way 'Find in current message' search results are
955 shown by vertically centering the selected text in the
957 Improvements to the 'List URIs' dialogue.
958 Filtering/Processing Match Type dialogue has been reworked.
959 Several other layout improvements.
961 * Several address book improvements
962 Added Custom Attributes, which can be edited from
963 '/Tools/Edit custom attributes...' and are used from the
964 'Name' drop down list on the 'Edit Person Details' dialogue.
965 Always add a new contact if any value is set, instead of
966 silently rejecting it when an email address is not set.
967 Better guessing of contact name from incomplete name
969 Better display of contacts that have no name set, in contact
970 lists, group contents, find duplicate results.
971 Error messages don't show in the status bar anymore, alert
972 panels are used instead.
973 Several other GUI improvements.
975 * Added optional Tooltips to the Message List. This is enabled by the
976 'Show tooltips' option on the '/Display/Summaries' Preferences page
977 and is only possible with GTK+ >= 2.12
979 * Much improved handling of Return Receipts, both outgoing and
982 * Added the option to use the system defaults for External Programs
983 preferences on the '/Message View/External Programs' page.
985 * Added "select first email in list" to the list of possible
986 selections in the 'Set default selection on entering a folder'
987 options on the '/Display/Summaries' preferences page.
989 * IMAP: Added IMAP tags support. (Note: 'Bandwidth-efficient' mode
990 prevents fetching of tags.)
992 * IMAP: Optimised flag handling and message copying.
994 * Improved printed page layout for built-in GTK+ printing
995 Bold fonts are now used where appropriate and a demarcation
996 between header and body has been added.
998 * Optimised filtering on flags/tags changes.
1000 * MAEMO: Added LED flashing for new mail alerts
1002 * MAEMO: Made all of the left of column in the Folder List a hotspot
1003 for expanding/collapsing the tree.
1008 Non-blocking NNTP has been implemented. NNTP support is now provided
1009 by and depends upon libetpan
1011 GnuTLS support has been implemented as an alternative to OpenSSL.
1012 [./configure --enable-gnutls]
1014 A run-time alternative configuration directory switch has been added,
1015 [claws-mail --alternate-config-dir DIR]
1017 Tags: Added tag alphabetical sorting and unified the dialogues.
1019 Edit accounts dialogue: The 'default account' (D) column has been
1020 removed, instead the default account is indicated by use of
1023 Templates: Added ability to attach files using |attach{filename}.
1024 Templates options are now presented in a tabbed layout.
1026 Address Book: Added duplicate finder, '/Tools/Find duplicates'.
1027 It is now possible to set an image for each contact. Pictures
1028 from a contact's Face or X-Face will be automatically set
1029 when available. The contact's image will be automatically
1030 displayed in the message view or header pane if the message
1031 has no Face or X-Face header.
1033 '/View/Character encoding' submenus are now grouped together
1035 GTK+ built-in print support is now used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
1036 libgnomeprint will never be used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
1038 Reinstated 'Generate Message-ID' option as an Account preference. It
1039 is hidden on IMAP accounts, because Message-IDs are needed on
1040 servers that don't implement the UIDPLUS extension.
1042 Toolbar preferences: Improved dialogue.
1044 Compose window: the number of attachments is now shown in the tab's
1047 Attachments: When opening attachments with 'Open' or 'Open with...'
1048 the temporary files are now saved as read-only. A hidden
1049 preference has been added, 'save_parts_readwrite', which
1050 permits the previous behaviour.
1052 IMAP: Added a button on the Folder Properties General page to allow
1053 users to discard local caches.
1054 Added much better error handling.
1055 Fetching of cached mails has been heavily optimised.
1057 LDAP: Added read-only support for jpegPhoto LDAP field
1059 Bcc in commandline URIs has been added.
1061 Dillo browser plugin: Address book based whitelisting for loading
1062 remote images has been added.
1064 SpamAssassin plugin: Address book based whitelisting has been added.
1066 MAEMO: Maemo 4.0 (Chinook) build enabled.
1068 MAEMO: Removed some useless tooltips.
1070 tools/csv2addressbook.pl
1071 a new script that imports a CSV formatted address book. Becky
1072 and Thunderbird address book are currently supported.
1078 o bug 1320, 'Memory leak caused by gtk_container_get_children'
1079 o bug 1321, 'access before allocation when scanning for uris'
1080 o bug 1324, 'Corrupted IMAP cache'
1081 o bug 1327, 'segfault when replying to a non-existent news
1083 o bug 1329, 'error in quicksearch.c'
1084 o bug 1334, 'user defined mail incorporation script not run'
1085 o bug 1336, 'Segfault if empty space before search-string'
1086 o bug 1337, 'Crash on removing uncached emails'
1087 o Prevent unquoted mime boundaries, by always using a /
1088 o Remove unnecessary error when cancelling export to mbox.
1089 o MAEMO: make all Folder Properties pages visible
1090 o MAEMO: fix overlapping buttons in Edit Accounts page
1097 o bug 1308, 'Claws deletes folderlist.xml after fetching mail
1098 short after start-up'
1099 o bug 1311, 'Wrong arrow position while moving message into
1100 folder when column headers hidden'
1101 o fix build without USE_LDAP_TLS
1102 o Accounts list: fix "Local" protocol not shown when
1104 o Tags: fixed issues with tags with spaces, and renaming tags
1105 o Accounts list: Show protocol "SMTP" and the appropriate
1106 server for send-only accounts
1107 o Accounts list: show "-" instead of "" when no value is
1109 o do not allow locked msgs to be deleted, even by filtering
1111 o Show error message in the GUI if image can't be loaded
1112 o Remove Generate Message-ID option. We need this on some
1114 o Maemo: distinguish various statusbar messages,
1115 in order to display only the most important.
1116 o Maemo: fix statusbar/window mismatch
1117 o Maemo: fix scrolling to cursor
1123 * Claws Mail is now licensed under GPLv3 or later.
1125 * added Tags feature
1126 Tags are arbitrary labels that can be applied to messages. It is
1127 possible to create, edit, remove Tags; apply them to mails;
1128 filter on Tags or Tag presence; apply or unset Tags via Filtering
1129 actions; reference Tags in reply Templates.
1131 * Threads can now be sorted by most recent message
1132 /View/Sort/By thread date
1134 * Added "/View/Show or Hide/Column headers"
1136 * Added 'watch thread' feature
1138 * Enabled the running of folder Processing rules on demand
1140 * Added options to stop/enable writing logs to disc, see Logging
1143 * IMAP and News: Implement age-based caching: allow the specifying
1144 of a threshold for the offline synchronisation feature, and whether
1145 old cached bodies should be removed. Accessible from the Folder
1148 * IMAP: Made multiple copy, (in the same IMAP account), faster by
1149 matching source/destination message UIDs.
1151 * LDAP: Ability to edit all Person attributes
1153 * Nicer layout of the message part icons
1155 * Speed up and clean up rendering of larger msgs
1157 * Use progress bar when sending messages
1159 * Made mainwindow's /Help/Manual point to the remote copy if the
1160 local copy doesn't exist
1162 * Replaced some deprecated widgets
1164 * Enabled changing the emphasis color used to highlight the
1165 newsreader/x-mailer header value when it matches our preferred
1166 mail agent, (hidden pref 'emphasis_color' added to clawsrc).
1168 * tools/mew2claws-mail.pl
1169 Added new script that imports a Mew address book
1171 * tools/popfile-link.sh
1172 Added a new script that will open selected messages in
1173 POPFile control center, in order to change the message
1176 * Updated the manual
1178 * Check that Dillo's installed when loading the Dillo Browser
1181 * Maemo improvements:
1182 o Automatically choose the correct application
1184 o Better way to notify of new mails
1185 o Destroy messageview after trashing mail
1187 o Better toolbars, removal of CTree headers
1188 o Add a specific icon to go back to folder list
1189 o Improvements to the Wizard, About and icon legend dialogues
1190 o add an easy way to store data (mails and IMAP/NNTP caches)
1191 on one of the SD cards, and protect against unmounts if
1193 o plug the online/offline system into maemo's interfaces to
1194 have Claws automatically switch according to the system
1195 status (on IT OS 2007)
1196 o use HildonBanners to display status messages
1197 o force layout to be Small screen
1198 o put the progress bar in the toolbar
1204 * libetpan 0.49 is now required for IMAP support
1206 * Added "From, To or Subject" to the QuickSearch types.
1208 * Added handling of the 'a' key to loop through a mail's MIME parts.
1210 * In the Compose window "Add to address book" has been added to the
1211 context menu of the sender and recipient fields.
1213 * Implemented a proper References filtering condition.
1215 * Added the possibility to cancel receiving in IMAP accounts.
1217 * Made offline synchronisation faster.
1219 * Added an alternate way to fetch flags on IMAP, which improves
1220 performance with some servers, (like Exchange).
1221 See "Bandwidth-efficient mode" in IMAP accounts' Receive
1224 * Allow manual sorting of Templates.
1226 * Templates improvements: easier syntax, add some useful variables.
1228 * Implemented per-account and per-folder compose/reply/forward
1231 * Added a QuickSearch option to automatically run a search selected
1234 * Made the Summaries Preferemces page "when entering a folder..."
1235 options fully customisable.
1237 * Added an "Open last opened folder at startup" option to the
1238 Summaries page in the Prerferences.
1240 * Changed the Preference "Only mark as read when opened in new
1241 window" on the Summaries page to "Only mark as read when opened
1242 in new window, or replied to".
1244 * Allow disabling mail filtering plugins on a per-account
1247 * Added an option to the Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins to
1248 enable marking saved spam as Read.
1250 * Added a warning about encryption limits, which can be disabled.
1252 * Removed the "Download all" preference from POP3 accounts; it
1253 was useless and confusing.
1255 * Re-organized some Preferences page.
1257 * Replaced the tabbed layout in Account Preferences with pages.
1259 * Renamed 'Protocol Log' to 'Network Log'
1261 * Added a few cursor improvments while Claws is busy.
1263 * Added support for CRLF in headers of messages.
1265 * Added support for a few more date formats (RFC3339 subsets).
1267 * The keypad's Enter key now does the same as the Return key.
1269 * Improved LDIF import, better error handling, UI cleanup.
1271 * LDAP write support has been added.
1273 * Use Hildon's file chooser on Maemo.
1279 * Added a printer icon.
1282 o bug 1187, 'Reply-to addressee disappears when reply-to text
1283 box is clicked...' (Maemo)
1284 o bug 1190, 'dir_open' button doesn't work' (Maemo)
1285 o bug 1193, 'Need a way to multi-select items'
1286 o bug 1194, 'Hardware keys move from email list to account/
1287 directory list, but not back to email list...'
1289 o bug 1196, 'Edit>Select All doesn't work' (Maemo)
1290 o bug 1198, 'Reply-all "disappearing" address bug
1292 o bug 1200, 'Add option to always retrieve full messages'
1293 o bug 1209, 'Clicking on address in header (mailto uri)
1294 selects default account'
1295 o bug 1211, 'Offline dialog message bugs/annoyances...'
1296 o Don't reflect accounts changes to the mainwindow when it's
1298 o Fix double fetching of mails if first try failed
1299 o Fix a crash in textview
1300 o Fix changing quicksearch type (after Esc, after changing
1302 o tools/uudec Fix missing dash to `display` command-line
1308 o Fix for CVE-2007-1558 (APOP)
1309 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1558
1312 o Fix bug 1185, 'Pluginwindow's [X] button doesn't save'
1313 o Fix encoding woes wrt saving of mails and parts
1318 * Added a Maemo port
1319 The Maemo port touches several areas: using the correct APIs for
1320 a good integration, adding of a new layout suited for small
1321 screens, Maemo-specific default preferences changes, Maemo-specific
1322 GUI improvements, etc.
1324 * Added more customisable colour labels
1326 * Added 'Mark as spam', 'Mark as ham', and 'Add to address book'
1329 * Added a new Quote Format symbol, %A, to insert the sender's email
1332 * Changed the option to display unread message counts next to folder
1333 names: it is now possible to display the total count of messages
1334 too. Configurable from Display/Summaries
1336 * If Claws Mail is already running on another display, attempting to
1337 start it will mention that instead of popping up the window on the
1340 * Added debugging of filtering/processing rules. Configurable from
1341 Other/Logging options page
1343 * Added handling of the contextual menu key in compose windows and
1346 * Added a "pulsing" progressbar in the label window used when
1347 rebuilding folder tree, etc, in order to show activity
1349 * Improved "Offline mode override" dialogue to avoid asking
1350 repeatedly, but still ask on explicit user actions
1352 * Improved the creation of POP/Local accounts when no MH mailbox
1353 exist: create the default one
1355 * Write folderlist directly after adding/deleting accounts that have
1358 * Added logging IMAP ALERTs as errors in the log
1360 * Added a way for MimeViewer plugins to implement search in a part's
1363 * Updated, added and replaced some icons
1365 * Added display of any LDAP specified Search attributes
1367 * Added 'telephoneNumber' in the default LDAP list of attributes
1369 * Updated the Face header in the welcome message
1371 * Added the option to minimize to tray in the Trayicon plugin
1373 * Added a wrapper to mairix in the tools folder, tools/mailrix.sh
1375 * Added a script which enables inserting files into the message body
1376 of a new Compose window from the command line,
1377 tools/claws-mail-compose-insert-files.pl
1379 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, French, German,
1380 Hungarian, Polish,Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
1387 o bug 1129, '"local mbox file" account isn't retrieving
1389 o bug 1135, 'cm-segfault on decrypting with PGP/inline'
1390 o bug 1136, 'Crash in group address completion'
1391 * Fix "After receiving new mail, go to inbox" on IMAP, and
1392 restrict it to manual fetching only
1393 * Fix alertpanel.h only included in #ifdef HAVE_LIBETPAN
1394 * Fix return value without libetpan
1395 * Use gtk_window_set_role instead of gtk_window_set_wmclass
1396 * Fix mime/globs path on NetBSD
1401 * Removed 'Separate Folder tree' and 'Separate Message View' and put
1402 new layouts in place of it, 'Standard', 'Three columns', 'Wide
1403 message' and 'Wide message list'. Accessible from /View/Layout.
1405 * Added IMAP subscriptions
1406 Creating a new folder subscribes it. Deleting a folder unsubscribes
1407 it. "Creating" an existing but unsubscribed folder will subscribe
1408 it. By default, for new accounts, only subscribed folders are shown.
1409 A contextual menu item has been added, /Subscriptions, which allows
1410 switching the display between All folders and Subscribed folders
1411 only. It also enables the subscribing and unsubscribing of folders.
1413 * Added the option 'Enable customisable menu shortcuts' to the
1414 'Other' preferences page. Turning this off locks the current hot
1415 keys, preventing accidental changes.
1417 * Added icons for application/pdf, application/pgp-signature,
1418 application/postscript and text/calendar.
1420 * Added /Tools/List URIs
1421 Enables opening any or all of the URIs contained in the currently
1424 * Added 'spam flag' to the Filtering and Processing Match Types.
1426 * Removed the 'Composing messages exist' dialogue on exit. Instead
1427 opened messages are automatically saved to drafts, and re-opened at
1430 * Added handling of local URIs, (file:///...), from the --attach
1433 * Added Account options for spellcheck default dictionaries.
1435 * Added 'Edit/Delete thread'.
1437 * Added an option 'Ask about account specific filtering rules...' to
1438 the 'Other' page, which was previously a hidden option.
1440 * Some preferences have been re-arranged:
1441 Moved the 'Ask before emptying trash' option on the 'Other' page
1442 outside of the 'On exit' frame as it's not only an 'On exit' option.
1443 Moved 'Never send Return Receipts' from 'Other' to 'Sending' page.
1444 Moved keybinding preferences to the 'Other' page.
1445 Added 'mousepad' to the list of text editors on the 'External
1448 * Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins: Enabled moving spam mail to the
1449 Account's Trash folder instead of default Trash folder.
1451 * ClamAV plugin: updated for the upstream changes in libclamav, whilst
1452 maintaining compatibility with older version of libclamav.
1454 * GPG Plugins: Added an option 'Use gpg-agent to manage passwords' to
1455 GPG page of the common preferences. Fixes annoyances with distro-
1456 installed gpg-agent, when no pinentry program is installed, and the
1457 user is at a loss on why "decryption failed". It can be turned off
1458 to bypass gpg-agent. The option is disabled if gpg-agent is not
1461 * TrayIcon plugin: Added 'Hide at startup' and 'Close to tray'
1463 When the 'Close to tray' option is used the Window Manager's hotkey
1464 and [X] button will hide the window instead of closing it - closing
1465 CM can be done using the tray icon menu or the /File menu.
1466 Clicking the trayicon now raises the window to current desktop when
1467 it was either minimized or shaded, or when it was on another desktop.
1469 * Added support for non ISO-8859-1 compatible locales to the Actions
1470 scripts freshmeat_search.pl, google_search.pl and multiwebsearch.pl.
1472 * Renamed the maildir2claws-mail.pl script to kmail-mailbox2claws-mail.pl
1473 and updated it to work with newer versions of Kmail.
1475 * Added thunderbird-filters-convertor.pl script, which converts
1476 thunderbird filter rules to Claws filter rules.
1478 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Czech, Finnish,
1479 French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Serbian, Simplified Chinese,
1480 Slovak and Spanish translations.
1485 * Added command line equivalent options:
1487 -q and --quit for --exit
1489 "Unknown option" is now printed when unknown command line options
1492 * The wizard for configuration migration, (Sylpheed-Claws to Claws
1493 Mail), now has the option to save or not save a backup of the old
1494 configuration folder.
1496 * The configuration wizard is now re-run if it was previously
1500 o bug 1100, 'Highlighted e-mail data not visible when color
1502 o bug 1101, '"Load plugin" button is accidentally hidden'
1503 o bug 1102, 'claws-mail-2.7.1 makes use of deprecated ldap
1505 o IMAP: fixed crash when connect command doesn't exist.
1506 o IMAP: better folder checking when an IMAP directory is set.
1507 o IMAP: Never remove INBOX when scanning for new folders.
1508 It's a special folder that must exist.
1509 o fix vertical scrollbar jumping back to the top when 'Check
1510 for new folders' is used.
1511 o fix sensitivity issues of Mark as Spam/Ham context menus.
1512 o fix potential crashes in the address book's embedded 'Edit
1513 person' dialogue, and fix conflicting copy/paste menu
1515 o Reflect change of Font configuration in the Header view
1517 o fix handling of empty values in attach_load_directory and
1518 attach_save_directory clawsrc options.
1519 o fix 2nd-run loss and new configuration loss of filtering
1520 rules on configuration migration.
1521 o Bogofilter plugin: fix sensitivity of "Insert X-Bogosity
1528 o bug 1095, 'Crash while changing folder columns during
1530 o bug 1098, 'bogus last row display after expanding a thread'
1531 o fix a few annoyances when choosing keys for the CMS (S/MIME)
1533 o fix updating of the mime parts
1534 o fix Forwarding msgs with attachments that have dos line
1536 o strip S/MIME signatures when re-editing S/MIME signed
1538 o fix body search starting at the end of the mail (and asking
1540 o fix Enter in search windows
1541 o fix dbus-related crash in the the GTK+ file selector.
1542 o IMAP: fix recursion when server lists the current subfolder
1544 o IMAP: get rid of the previous mailimap when connecting, just
1545 in case disconnect was unclean
1546 o IMAP: make sure we don't use an old socket when reconnecting
1552 * The --select option can now also select emails by Message-ID
1554 * Attaching files from 'mailto:' URIs (&attach=...) is now possible.
1555 A dialog is displayed to make sure that the user is aware that the
1556 mail will contain attachments
1558 * 'New Message format' has been added to the Compose/Writing options,
1559 this works like the Quote format and the same symbols are supported
1561 * Reworked the About dialog, including the addition of a new page,
1562 'Features', which indicates which of the optional features are
1563 compiled in and which are not. A 'Release Notes' page was also
1566 * Added history combo for all search fields (message and text)
1568 * The 'mark_as_read_delay' option is not hidden anymore and can be
1569 found in Configuration/Preferences/Summaries
1571 * Added global and per-folder preferences to set the default
1572 alternate dictionary
1574 * Allow spell-checking to use both current and alternate dictionaries
1576 * Added an hidden option 'addressbook_use_editaddress_dialog' to
1577 embed the contact editor in the addressbook window in contrast to
1580 * Added a hidden option 'unsafe_ssl_certs', to allow storing
1581 multiple SSL certificates for a given server/port. You will be
1582 asked to accept unknown certificates. Unchecking this option will
1583 require you to re-accept previously known certificates
1585 * Allow copying of folders between mailboxes
1587 * Better automatic account selection for mailing lists (searches for
1588 the email address in the Delivered-To header also)
1590 * Made the "Synchronise" menu item inactive when there's nothing to
1593 * Use Message font in Writing and Quoting preferences, as well as in
1596 * Added more HTML symbols to the html to text converter
1598 * Save the addressbook's window size on closing
1600 * Better checks for syntax errors are applied to Templates and Quote
1603 * Added a check to avoid trying to use a non-existent folder as
1606 * Enable setting SSL via STARTTLS from the set-up wizard
1608 * Added handling of ":port" in server addresses in the set-up wizard
1609 to specify a port to connect to
1611 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to print the X-Claws-Bogosity
1612 header in emails handled by the Bogofilter plugin (in MH folders
1615 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to whitelist senders found in
1618 * Bogofilter plugin: Allow storing of Unsure mails in a specific
1619 folder to make better teaching easier
1621 * Bogofilter plugin: Improved GUI interaction while Bogofilter is
1624 * TrayIcon plugin: added an "Email from account/..." submenu
1626 * updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Catalan, Finnish,
1627 French, Italian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, and Spanish
1633 * First release as Claws Mail
1636 o bug 1053, 'SC fails to reestablish a secure connection'
1637 o bug 1054, 'Slowness logging big data chunks'
1638 o bug 1057, 'crash on sending s signed message to a
1640 o bug 1060, 'compilation error with Irix's cc'
1641 o bug 1061, 'crash on opening signed email'
1642 o bug 1066, 'Incorrect mailbox size displayed'
1643 o bug 1069, 'Sent mails disappear, BCC or locking problem?'
1644 o fix Reply To/Mailing list from the menu
1645 o forbid drag and drop from/to different folders of type
1647 o src/ssl_manager.c: fix possible infinite loop
1648 o fix Options/Reply mode after draft save
1649 o obey always_show_msg option when marking as spam
1650 o fix spelling menu when replying
1651 o don't change the From column title to To if the To column
1653 o fix the wrong recipient being selected when replying to a
1654 msg which is From one of our accounts To another of our
1656 o fix crash on combining mark_as_read_delay with Hide Read
1658 o create ~/.mailcap if it doesn't exist
1664 * Final release as Sylpheed-Claws
1666 * libetpan 0.48 or greater is now required for IMAP support.
1668 * The Compose window now has an /Options/Reply mode/ menu. This
1669 enables changing the recipients of a reply on the fly.
1671 * QuickSearch now has a type-ahead option for fast searches.
1673 * Extra symbols are now available for the Quote parser, your name,
1674 your email address, the account name, and the organization.
1676 * In the Folder Properties, it is now possible to test the regular
1677 expression used in the Simplify Subject RegExp option.
1679 * GSSAPI support has been added for IMAP.
1681 * UIDPLUS support has been added for IMAP.
1683 * A Stop button has been added for Message Body searches, enabling
1684 cancelling of a running search. This is available in '/Edit/Search
1685 Folder...' and '/Edit/Find in current message...'.
1687 * libSM support has been added. This enables communication with the
1688 session manager, so that it is known when the session ends, in
1689 order to save the caches, and draft any messages currently being
1692 * Support for Address Book Groups has been added to the Compose
1693 window's automatic address completion.
1695 * a new hidden option has been added, 'respect_flowed_format'. This
1696 follows RFC3676 with regard to a message part with a Content-Type
1697 that includes 'format=flowed' and 'delsp=yes'. This will cause some
1698 mails to have long lines, but will fix some URLs that would
1699 otherwise be wrapped. By default it is turned off.
1701 * Basic key import/export has been added to the PGP plugins. When
1702 generating a new key pair you can export the public key to a key
1703 server. When selecting the signature part of a message, if the key
1704 is not on your keyring, you will be asked if you want to attempt
1705 to import it from a keyserver.
1707 * The TrayIcon now displays 'offline' status.
1709 * More window sizes and placements are remembered across sessions.
1711 * tools/fix_date.sh: Switches to replace non RFC-compliant Date:
1712 value, and to use strict RFC matching patterns for dates have been
1715 * Several optimisations have been made.
1722 o Fix redirecting of sent mails
1723 o Fix Go to Next * after applying Preferences
1724 o Fix quote-folding when emails don't convert cleanly to
1731 o bug 1034, 'Incorrect display of size field in message view'
1737 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
1738 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
1739 o fix building with --disable-nls
1740 o remove tabs in Subject string
1745 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
1748 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
1750 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
1752 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
1753 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
1759 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
1760 o Crash in partial downloading
1765 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
1767 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
1768 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
1771 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
1772 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
1773 slowness or duplicated messages.
1778 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
1780 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
1782 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
1784 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
1786 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
1787 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
1789 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
1790 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
1791 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
1793 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
1794 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
1795 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
1797 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
1799 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
1802 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
1803 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
1805 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
1807 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
1808 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
1809 the Message and Folder lists.
1810 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
1812 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
1813 'enable_rules_hint'.
1815 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
1816 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
1818 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
1821 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
1823 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
1826 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
1827 matches exactly, it is automatically used
1829 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
1831 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
1833 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
1834 using the mousewheel
1836 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
1837 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
1838 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
1840 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
1841 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
1843 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
1846 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
1848 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
1850 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
1853 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
1856 * Claws Mail' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
1857 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
1859 * Several GUI improvements.
1861 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
1863 * Logging has been improved.
1865 * improved sizing of some widgets
1867 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
1869 * The manuals have been updated
1871 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
1873 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
1876 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
1882 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
1883 setting of the man directory location
1885 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
1886 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
1887 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
1889 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
1891 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
1893 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
1895 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
1896 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
1897 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
1900 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
1901 their text label in the message body
1903 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
1905 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
1908 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
1911 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
1912 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
1914 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
1915 'Other' page of the preferences.
1917 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
1918 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
1921 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
1924 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
1925 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
1927 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
1930 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
1931 Message View, where it was useless
1933 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
1934 combo when editing accounts
1936 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
1939 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
1941 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
1943 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
1944 searching sub-folders)
1946 * Faster send on IMAP
1948 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
1950 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
1952 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
1954 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
1956 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
1958 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
1960 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
1962 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
1965 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
1967 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
1969 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
1970 when switching to Online mode
1972 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
1973 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
1976 * The Claws Mail logo has been updated
1983 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
1985 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
1987 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
1989 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
1990 backwards compatible
1992 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
1994 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
1995 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
1997 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
1999 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
2004 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
2005 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
2007 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
2009 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
2011 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
2012 choosing the account to use
2014 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
2015 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
2016 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
2018 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
2020 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
2023 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
2024 folder has been added.
2026 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
2027 subject, in addition to standard headers.
2029 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
2030 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
2032 * Optimised large folder reading
2034 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
2036 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
2038 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
2040 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
2042 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
2044 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
2046 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
2048 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
2050 * The user manual has been updated
2052 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
2060 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
2068 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
2071 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
2074 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
2081 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
2083 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
2085 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
2087 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
2089 * Fixed some compiler warnings
2091 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
2093 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
2095 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
2098 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
2100 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
2102 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
2105 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
2106 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
2107 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
2110 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
2113 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
2115 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
2119 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
2122 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
2123 transport wasn't reselected
2125 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
2127 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
2130 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
2131 return-path email adress being different)
2133 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
2134 locking causing dataloss)
2139 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
2140 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
2142 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
2144 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
2146 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
2147 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
2149 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
2150 a pink/red background.
2152 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
2155 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
2156 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Claws Mail',
2159 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
2161 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
2162 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
2163 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
2165 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
2166 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
2167 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
2169 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
2170 the same way as the Message View.
2172 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
2173 expiration date is shown.
2175 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
2176 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
2179 * LDAPS support has been added.
2181 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
2182 translations are now also included.
2189 * The Preferences config file, ~/.claws-mail/sylpheedrc, is now
2190 stored with UTF-8 encoding
2195 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
2196 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
2198 * Support for the Face header has been added,
2199 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
2201 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
2202 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
2204 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
2205 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
2207 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
2210 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
2213 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
2216 * A long search can now be cancelled.
2218 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
2219 automatically changed to the To column.
2221 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
2222 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
2224 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
2225 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
2226 and to give them each a label.
2228 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
2229 dictionary' has been added.
2231 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
2232 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
2234 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
2235 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
2237 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
2239 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
2240 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
2241 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
2242 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
2245 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
2247 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
2249 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
2252 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
2253 articles from newscache/
2255 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
2256 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
2258 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
2259 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
2260 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
2261 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
2262 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
2264 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
2265 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
2267 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
2268 tree into Claws Mail, tools/tbird2syl.py
2273 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
2275 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
2277 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
2279 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
2280 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
2282 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
2284 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
2285 Calling claws-mail --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
2286 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
2287 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
2288 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
2290 * claws-mail email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
2292 * claws-mail proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
2294 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
2296 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
2298 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
2301 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
2302 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
2304 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
2305 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
2307 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
2309 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
2310 alphabetically ordered.
2312 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
2314 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
2315 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
2318 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
2319 background for greater visibility.
2321 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
2324 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
2325 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
2327 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
2329 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
2332 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
2333 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
2335 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
2336 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
2337 requirements are matched.
2339 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
2342 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
2344 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
2346 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
2347 licence has been added.
2349 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
2351 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
2352 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
2353 to Claws filtering rules.
2358 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
2359 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
2361 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
2362 functions were fixed.
2365 Signature checking is now non-blocking
2367 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
2369 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'claws-mail'
2374 * The binary is now 'claws-mail' and not 'sylpheed'
2376 * The default config dir is now '~/.claws-mail'. The user will
2377 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
2378 options to this new directory.
2380 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
2383 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
2386 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
2387 to the text/plain part.
2388 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
2389 key C to perform the signature check.
2390 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
2391 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
2392 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
2394 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
2395 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
2397 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
2399 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
2402 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
2404 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
2405 by the icon of the parent folder.
2408 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
2409 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
2411 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
2413 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
2414 the To header has also been set.
2416 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
2419 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
2421 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
2422 presented if no command was found for the file type.
2424 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
2425 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
2426 X-Face in messageview'.
2428 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
2430 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
2431 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
2432 sender' still work like before.
2434 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
2435 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
2437 * The About window has been reworked.
2442 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
2444 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
2447 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
2449 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
2452 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
2455 * the description windows are now non-modal
2457 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
2459 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
2460 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
2462 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
2463 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
2464 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
2466 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
2467 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
2469 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
2470 subject as the window title.
2472 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
2475 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
2476 Attachment pane is now possible
2478 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
2480 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
2481 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
2483 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
2484 when composing a message
2489 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
2490 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
2491 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
2492 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
2494 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
2496 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
2498 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
2499 now derived from the normal font.
2501 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
2502 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
2504 * Many improvements to the Address book.
2506 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
2507 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
2509 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
2512 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
2514 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
2516 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
2517 the removal of the toolbar handles.
2519 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
2520 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
2522 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
2524 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
2527 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
2530 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
2532 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
2534 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
2535 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
2538 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
2539 Use Claws Mail icon and the text 'Claws Mail' in the menu,
2540 use kdialog during installation
2545 * add GPGME 1.x support.
2547 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
2549 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
2551 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
2553 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
2555 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
2557 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
2559 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
2560 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
2562 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
2564 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
2567 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
2568 clipboards in the Compose window
2570 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
2572 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
2575 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
2577 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
2579 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
2582 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
2583 'textview_cursor_visible'
2585 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
2586 'Edit accounts' dialogue
2588 * New Claws Mail icons have been added, and the default
2589 application icon is now set.
2591 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
2597 * improved IMAP support
2599 * Performance increases
2601 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
2602 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
2603 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
2604 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
2605 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
2607 * new style configuration options interface.
2610 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
2612 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
2614 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
2616 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
2618 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
2621 * Hebrew encodings have been added
2623 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
2625 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
2627 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
2633 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
2639 * Inline image display
2641 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
2642 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
2644 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
2645 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
2647 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
2649 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
2651 * Support for GBK encoding
2653 * New logo in About window
2655 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
2656 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
2657 see tools/README for details
2663 Initial GTK2 release
2665 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2