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* Gnus: (gnus). The newsreader Gnus.
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File: gnus, Node: September Gnus, Next: Red Gnus, Prev: ding Gnus, Up: New Features
September Gnus
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New features in Gnus 5.2/5.3:
* A new message composition mode is used. All old customization
variables for `mail-mode', `rnews-reply-mode' and `gnus-msg' are
now obsolete.
* Gnus is now able to generate "sparse" threads--threads where
missing articles are represented by empty nodes (*note Customizing
Threading::).
(setq gnus-build-sparse-threads 'some)
* Outgoing articles are stored on a special archive server (*note
Archived Messages::).
* Partial thread regeneration now happens when articles are referred.
* Gnus can make use of GroupLens predictions (*note GroupLens::).
* Picons (personal icons) can be displayed under XEmacs (*note
Picons::).
* A `trn'-like tree buffer can be displayed (*note Tree Display::).
(setq gnus-use-trees t)
* An `nn'-like pick-and-read minor mode is available for the summary
buffers (*note Pick and Read::).
(add-hook 'gnus-summary-mode-hook 'gnus-pick-mode)
* In binary groups you can use a special binary minor mode (*note
Binary Groups::).
* Groups can be grouped in a folding topic hierarchy (*note Group
Topics::).
(add-hook 'gnus-group-mode-hook 'gnus-topic-mode)
* Gnus can re-send and bounce mail (*note Summary Mail Commands::).
* Groups can now have a score, and bubbling based on entry frequency
is possible (*note Group Score::).
(add-hook 'gnus-summary-exit-hook 'gnus-summary-bubble-group)
* Groups can be process-marked, and commands can be performed on
groups of groups (*note Marking Groups::).
* Caching is possible in virtual groups.
* `nndoc' now understands all kinds of digests, mail boxes, rnews
news batches, ClariNet briefs collections, and just about
everything else (*note Document Groups::).
* Gnus has a new backend (`nnsoup') to create/read SOUP packets
(*note SOUP::).
* The Gnus cache is much faster.
* Groups can be sorted according to many criteria (*note Sorting
Groups::).
* New group parameters have been introduced to set list-addresses and
expiry times (*note Group Parameters::).
* All formatting specs allow specifying faces to be used (*note
Formatting Fonts::).
* There are several more commands for setting/removing/acting on
process marked articles on the `M P' submap (*note Setting Process
Marks::).
* The summary buffer can be limited to show parts of the available
articles based on a wide range of criteria. These commands have
been bound to keys on the `/' submap (*note Limiting::).
* Articles can be made persistent with the `*' command (*note
Persistent Articles::).
* All functions for hiding article elements are now toggles.
* Article headers can be buttonized (*note Article Washing::).
(add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook
'gnus-article-add-buttons-to-head)
* All mail backends support fetching articles by `Message-ID'.
* Duplicate mail can now be treated properly (*note Duplicates::).
* All summary mode commands are available directly from the article
buffer (*note Article Keymap::).
* Frames can be part of `gnus-buffer-configuration' (*note Windows
Configuration::).
* Mail can be re-scanned by a daemonic process (*note Daemons::).
* Gnus can make use of NoCeM files to weed out spam (*note NoCeM::).
(setq gnus-use-nocem t)
* Groups can be made permanently visible (*note Listing Groups::).
(setq gnus-permanently-visible-groups "^nnml:")
* Many new hooks have been introduced to make customizing easier.
* Gnus respects the `Mail-Copies-To' header.
* Threads can be gathered by looking at the `References' header
(*note Customizing Threading::).
(setq gnus-summary-thread-gathering-function
'gnus-gather-threads-by-references)
* Read articles can be stored in a special backlog buffer to avoid
refetching (*note Article Backlog::).
(setq gnus-keep-backlog 50)
* A clean copy of the current article is always stored in a separate
buffer to allow easier treatment.
* Gnus can suggest where to save articles (*note Saving Articles::).
* Gnus doesn't have to do as much prompting when saving (*note
Saving Articles::).
(setq gnus-prompt-before-saving t)
* `gnus-uu' can view decoded files asynchronously while fetching
articles (*note Other Decode Variables::).
(setq gnus-uu-grabbed-file-functions 'gnus-uu-grab-view)
* Filling in the article buffer now works properly on cited text
(*note Article Washing::).
* Hiding cited text adds buttons to toggle hiding, and how much
cited text to hide is now customizable (*note Article Hiding::).
(setq gnus-cited-lines-visible 2)
* Boring headers can be hidden (*note Article Hiding::).
(add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook
'gnus-article-hide-boring-headers t)
* Default scoring values can now be set from the menu bar.
* Further syntax checking of outgoing articles have been added.
File: gnus, Node: Red Gnus, Next: Quassia Gnus, Prev: September Gnus, Up: New Features
Red Gnus
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New features in Gnus 5.4/5.5:
* `nntp.el' has been totally rewritten in an asynchronous fashion.
* Article prefetching functionality has been moved up into Gnus
(*note Asynchronous Fetching::).
* Scoring can now be performed with logical operators like `and',
`or', `not', and parent redirection (*note Advanced Scoring::).
* Article washing status can be displayed in the article mode line
(*note Misc Article::).
* `gnus.el' has been split into many smaller files.
* Suppression of duplicate articles based on Message-ID can be done
(*note Duplicate Suppression::).
(setq gnus-suppress-duplicates t)
* New variables for specifying what score and adapt files are to be
considered home score and adapt files (*note Home Score File::)
have been added.
* `nndoc' was rewritten to be easily extendable (*note Document
Server Internals::).
* Groups can inherit group parameters from parent topics (*note
Topic Parameters::).
* Article editing has been revamped and is now actually usable.
* Signatures can be recognized in more intelligent fashions (*note
Article Signature::).
* Summary pick mode has been made to look more `nn'-like. Line
numbers are displayed and the `.' command can be used to pick
articles (`Pick and Read').
* Commands for moving the `.newsrc.eld' from one server to another
have been added (*note Changing Servers::).
* There's a way now to specify that "uninteresting" fields be
suppressed when generating lines in buffers (*note Advanced
Formatting::).
* Several commands in the group buffer can be undone with `M-C-_'
(*note Undo::).
* Scoring can be done on words using the new score type `w' (*note
Score File Format::).
* Adaptive scoring can be done on a Subject word-by-word basis
(*note Adaptive Scoring::).
(setq gnus-use-adaptive-scoring '(word))
* Scores can be decayed (*note Score Decays::).
(setq gnus-decay-scores t)
* Scoring can be performed using a regexp on the Date header. The
Date is normalized to compact ISO 8601 format first (*note Score
File Format::).
* A new command has been added to remove all data on articles from
the native server (*note Changing Servers::).
* A new command for reading collections of documents (`nndoc' with
`nnvirtual' on top) has been added--`M-C-d' (*note Really Various
Summary Commands::).
* Process mark sets can be pushed and popped (*note Setting Process
Marks::).
* A new mail-to-news backend makes it possible to post even when the
NNTP server doesn't allow posting (*note Mail-To-News Gateways::).
* A new backend for reading searches from Web search engines
("DejaNews", "Alta Vista", "InReference") has been added (*note
Web Searches::).
* Groups inside topics can now be sorted using the standard sorting
functions, and each topic can be sorted independently (*note Topic
Sorting::).
* Subsets of the groups can be sorted independently (`Sorting
Groups').
* Cached articles can be pulled into the groups (*note Summary
Generation Commands::).
* Score files are now applied in a more reliable order (*note Score
Variables::).
* Reports on where mail messages end up can be generated (*note
Splitting Mail::).
* More hooks and functions have been added to remove junk from
incoming mail before saving the mail (*note Washing Mail::).
* Emphasized text can be properly fontisized:
(add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook
'gnus-article-emphasize)
File: gnus, Node: Quassia Gnus, Prev: Red Gnus, Up: New Features
Quassia Gnus
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New features in Gnus 5.6:
* New functionality for using Gnus as an offline newsreader has been
added. A plethora of new commands and modes have been added. See
*note Gnus Unplugged:: for the full story.
* The `nndraft' backend has returned, but works differently than
before. All Message buffers are now also articles in the `nndraft'
group, which is created automatically.
* `gnus-alter-header-function' can now be used to alter header
values.
* `gnus-summary-goto-article' now accept Message-ID's.
* A new Message command for deleting text in the body of a message
outside the region: `C-c C-v'.
* You can now post to component group in `nnvirtual' groups with
`C-u C-c C-c'.
* `nntp-rlogin-program'--new variable to ease customization.
* `C-u C-c C-c' in `gnus-article-edit-mode' will now inhibit
re-highlighting of the article buffer.
* New element in `gnus-boring-article-headers'--`long-to'.
* `M-i' symbolic prefix command. See the section "Symbolic
Prefixes" in the Gnus manual for details.
* `L' and `I' in the summary buffer now take the symbolic prefix
`a' to add the score rule to the "all.SCORE" file.
* `gnus-simplify-subject-functions' variable to allow greater
control over simplification.
* `A T'--new command for fetching the current thread.
* `/ T'--new command for including the current thread in the limit.
* `M-RET' is a new Message command for breaking cited text.
* `\\1'-expressions are now valid in `nnmail-split-methods'.
* The `custom-face-lookup' function has been removed. If you used
this function in your initialization files, you must rewrite them
to use `face-spec-set' instead.
* Canceling now uses the current select method. Symbolic prefix
`a' forces normal posting method.
* New command to translate M******** sm*rtq**t*s into proper
text--`W d'.
* For easier debugging of `nntp', you can set
`nntp-record-commands' to a non-`nil' value.
* `nntp' now uses `~/.authinfo', a `.netrc'-like file, for
controlling where and how to send AUTHINFO to NNTP servers.
* A command for editing group parameters from the summary buffer
has been added.
* A history of where mails have been split is available.
* A new article date command has been added--`article-date-iso8601'.
* Subjects can be simplified when threading by setting
`gnus-score-thread-simplify'.
* A new function for citing in Message has been
added--`message-cite-original-without-signature'.
* `article-strip-all-blank-lines'--new article command.
* A new Message command to kill to the end of the article has been
added.
* A minimum adaptive score can be specified by using the
`gnus-adaptive-word-minimum' variable.
* The "lapsed date" article header can be kept continually updated
by the `gnus-start-date-timer' command.
* Web listserv archives can be read with the `nnlistserv' backend.
* Old dejanews archives can now be read by `nnweb'.