1 Changes of the Claws Mail GTK2 branch
6 * Replied and Forwarded message status flags are now non-exclusive.
7 Introduced a new message state (and relevant icon in message list)
8 where both the Replied and Forwarded flags are set
10 * 'Send to...' has been added to the context menu of a message's
11 parts. This causes a new Compose window to open with the selected
14 * 'Hide' and 'View Log' buttons have been added to the Send and
15 Receive dialogues. The former will hide the dialogue, the latter
16 will open the Network Log dialogue.
18 * A short symbol has been added the QuickSearch Extended mode: 'ha',
19 an abbreviated form of 'has_attachment'.
21 * Basic session statistics are now available, from the Statistics
22 tab in About dialog and the command-line.
24 * The display of attached patches, (text/x-patch or text/x-diff), is
25 now colourised. The colours are controlled by 3 new hidden
26 preferences: diff_added_color, diff_deleted_color, and
29 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, German, French, Hungarian,
30 Indonesian, Lithuanian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish,
34 o bug 1090, 'Standard-folders appear again after rescanning tree'
35 o bug 1924, 'Messages marked move to Trash appear identical to
36 messages marked move to $FOLDER'
37 o bug 2598, 'Actions can move locked messages'
38 o bug 2501, 'opened message blanks when moved to other folder'
39 o bug 2574, 'Statement might be overflowing a buffer in strncat'
40 o bug 2577, 'Focus rectangle on folder list and message
41 list headings doesn't get properly cleared when switching
42 heading and horizontally scrolling list (underlines and
43 vertical lines remain on screen)'
44 o bug 2582, 'Expanded mimeview drag n drop no longer works'
45 o bug 2595, 'Change expand behavior for message list / message view'
46 o bug 2620, 'shift+tab from subject field not working'
47 o bug 2624, 'dialog "Action Configuration" cannot be closed'
48 o bug 2646, 'Compile fails with gnutls-3.0.18'
49 o bug 2659, 'E-mail attachments are handled inconsistently'
50 o bug 2662, '"ag" quicksearch adds "1" to value'
51 o Fix bug in search criteria when doing a complete directory
53 o Fix GTK+2.16 build (w32)
54 o Fix sensitivity of toolbar's get_btn (retrieve mail from current
55 account) and of mainwindows's relevant entry when current account
56 is not able to retrieve (SMTP-only).
57 o don't do TLS if not requested by user. fixes connecting to servers
58 which, for example, want SSL 3 only
64 * GnuTLS 2.2 is now a minimum requirement if encrypted connections to
67 * The list displays have been updated to use newer GTK+ functions,
68 this means that the expanders look different and the optional dotted
69 lines have been dropped.
71 * A hidden option, 'summary_from_show', which controls the display in
72 the From column of the Message List: 0 (default): show name,
73 1: show address, 2: show name + address
75 * The image viewer now uses the EXIF Orientation.
77 * 'Generate X-Mailer header' has been added as an Account option.
79 * /View/Message scroll has been added, allowing keyboard shortcuts to
80 be added and used for message scrolling.
82 * Home and End keys now function in the Message View.
84 * /Message/Print has been added to the Compose window.
90 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French,
91 Hungarian, Indonesian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian.
94 o bug 1489, 'Filter action mark_as_read inoperative
96 o bug 1563, 'Folder view: show complete threads if they
97 contain unread messages'
98 o bug 1870, 'arrow scrolling in filters'
99 o bug 2116, 'Rip spaces off server names in account
101 o bug 2127, 'SSL cert check uses canonical name instead of
103 o bug 2177, 'addrbook/addrbook-00000?.xml is not deleted
104 after removing the address book in the GUI'
105 o bug 2303, 'Next unread message enables message view'
106 o bug 2310, 'Crash when hitting Ctrl+R to reply to a
108 o bug 2377, 'Show All Headers - make change persistent
110 o bug 2402, 'GnuTLS change breaks socket communication'
111 o bug 2404, 'matcherrc updates upon account renaming'
112 o bug 2406, 'some part of accountrc not updated upon account
114 o bug 2408, 'Some UI elements are not persistent between
116 o bug 2422, 'Toggle Message View w/ V crashes Claws'
117 o bug 2479, 'LDIF address book import matches tags case
119 o bug 2481, 'do not scroll "from" dropdown list and sender
121 o bug 2493, 'Subscription pull down should be alphabetized'
122 o bug 2502, 'gnutls_transport_set_lowat removed in gnutls
124 o bug 2505, 'tagsdb becomes polluted with old folder entries'
125 o bug 2509, 'manually added headers are lost unless mail is
127 o bug 2520, 'Please remove verbose "No further processing
128 after rule %s" message.'
129 o bug 2525, 'Address completion window does not get keyboard
131 o bug 2526, 'When reading message in separate window, n and p
133 o bug 2529, 'crash in mimeview_start_drag after deleting
135 o bug 2543, 'filter actions in actionsrc not updated upon
137 o bug 2560, 'crash when unsubscribing newsgroup and having
139 o Fix focus problem on Gnome shell
140 o Fix flicker on recursive quicksearch
141 o Fix huge slowness induced by spellcheck "while typing"
142 during initial quote rewraps.
143 o Fix build with GLib 2.31.
144 o Fix crasher when spellchecking is not enabled
145 o Fix compose window size saving/restoring
151 * The name of the account is now included within the Network Log
152 output. (See enhancement request 2184)
154 * Right-clicking a message in the Message List no longer opens the
155 message. (See enhancement request 2353)
159 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, Hungarian,
160 Lithuanian, and Slovak.
163 o bug 1963, 'Preferences Templates Information Window Focus
165 o bug 2397, 'Gtkhtml2 viewer ignores message encoding'
166 o bug 2402, 'can't download message from pop3 server'
167 o bug 2409, 'Failed to compile under GCC 3.x : option
168 -Wno-pointer-sign badly set in configure.ac'
169 o bug 2412, 'Send account mail address in Message-ID wrongly
171 o bug 2414, 'Claws segfaults on startup with notification
173 o bug 2418, 'NNTP authentication is broken'
174 o bug 2420, 'Invalid markup in icon tooltip text after
176 o bug 2439, 'use bitwise operator for bitmask instead of
178 o bug 2461, 'popup menu in message list displays 'move to
180 o bug 2462, 'Building without GnuTLS support leads to a
182 o fix trayicon build with gtk < 2.18.x
183 o don't minimise/hide warning dialogue on plugin load error
184 o when using a Compose template, only place the cursor in the
185 body when the cursor symbol, %cursor (%X), is used
186 o fix build on Debian Sid.
187 o fix cursor placement in Forward template
188 o fix duplicate key accels
189 o fix NNTP server sending authentication warning as part of
190 the connection session
195 * Added a hidden option, 'show_inline_attachments'. When this is
196 de-activated inline attachments referenced by other message parts,
197 (e.g. attached images referenced in an HTML message part), are
198 hidden. This is on by default, maintaining previous behaviour.
200 * Added a hidden option, 'msgview_date_format'. When this option is
201 activated the Date format in the Message View will have the same
202 format as in the Message List. The format of the date is also
203 controlled in the same way, by the option on the Display/Summaries
204 page of the Preferences. This is off by default, maintaining
207 * Several GUI improvements:
208 o Reworked Simplify Subject RegExp in the Folder Properties
209 o The IMAP option 'Move deleted mails to trash and expunge
210 immediately' has been moved to the Advanced page of the
212 o The option 'Send account mail address in Message-ID' has
213 been moved to theSend page of the Account Preferences.
214 o Improvements to the Preferences for the Toolbars.
215 o Improvements to the initial Set-up Wizard dialogues.
216 o Improvements to the Templates preferences pages.
217 o Implemented a nicer scroll when drag and dropping.
218 o Added a button to get dictionaries on WIndows.
220 * New translation: Lithuanian.
222 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Finnish, French,
223 Slovak, Spanish, Ukranian.
226 o bug 2039, 'SMTP AUTHENTICATION'
227 o bug 2050, 'Clawsmail sends return receipt every seconds'
228 o bug 2148, 'Attachment content-transfer-encoding incorrectly
229 set when signing emails'
230 o bug 2165, 'The date not localized in the message view'
231 o bug 2203, 'Problems in forwarding multipart/alternative
232 messages with HTML part'
233 o bug 2237, 'User action makes Claws unresponsive'
234 o bug 2279, 'crash when clicking 'define' in filter
236 o bug 2299, 'Incorrect handling of quoted printable coma
238 o bug 2315, 'claws-mail 3.7.7 crashes when trying to compose
239 mail on FreeBSD 9.0 amd64 (GTK+ 2.22.1/GLib
241 o bug 2322, 'GPG Full info: showing subkey ID instead of
242 primary key fingerprint'
243 o bug 2325, 'messages remains in folder cache after moving
244 from MH to IMAP boxes'
245 o bug 2331, 'Base64 is broken in 3.7.7 and 3.7.8'
246 o bug 2332, 'Crash when hitting cancel on the SMTP status
248 o bug 2346, 'Please register x-handler-scheme in .desktop
250 o bug 2350, 'Make displaying localized date/time in message
252 o bug 2361, 'Claws crashes after PGP Check in separate msg
254 o bug 2365, 'Crash when auto-scrolling headers in compose
256 o bug 2369, 'valgrind.h should NOT be part of claws-mail'
257 o bug 2381, 'Support for NetworkManager 0.9'
258 o bug 2383, 'folderitemrc not updated when account name is
260 o bug 2393, 'Crashes and rendering problems in the "Save as"
261 menu caused by attachments with umlauts in the
263 o bug 2394, 'backtrace() crashes on FreeBSD'
264 o fix matcher body parsing
265 o fix crash when searching or adding a LDAP server
266 o fix sa-learn when offline
267 o TrayIcon plugin: fix logic bug which caused icon to be
268 always set no-mail status on plugin load
269 o TrayIcon plugin: force icon hide on plugin_done(), without
270 it an empty space is left in tray under KDE3 and KDE4
271 o fix segfault on Windows
277 o rfe 2309, 'Shortcuts should not be modifiable by default'
278 o bug 2313, 'CLI quicksearch sometimes returns the same
280 o bug 2317, 'Action results in "Bad file descriptor"'
281 o PGP/Core: Win32 build fix
282 o NNTP: fix replying (broken in corner case)
283 o fix configure option --disable-manual
284 o One more GTK+ 2.22 build fix
285 o Debian bug 599547, 'Please re-introduce quick shortcut for
291 * Enable building with GTK+ 2.22.
293 * A QuickSearch can now be run from the command line using the
294 --search command. See `claws-mail --help` for more information.
296 * Added a hidden option to set a margin in the text area of the
297 Compose window. 'show_compose_margin', defaults to FALSE.
302 * Require GTK+ 2.10 or newer.
304 * Enable building with GTK+ 2.19 or newer.
306 * Enable building with libetpan 1.0.
308 * Encrypt saved LDAP passwords.
310 * FIltering/Processing: Added 'List-Id' to the pre-defined headers.
312 * Added 'Reply to this address' to popup menu in the Message View.
314 * Added separate search phrase completion for normal/extended
317 * Several interface improvements.
319 * Use in-reply-to info that is passed in mailto: links.
321 * Added the GB18030 Chinese charset, which is a superset of GB2312
324 * Added German translation of the manual.
326 * Added Ukrainian translation.
333 o bug 2059 'gpgme >=1.1.8 not compatible with S/MIME
335 o bug 2076 'having worked 2 times properly CLAWS ceased to
336 decrypt incoming PGP mails -displays base64
337 instead - sucks completely'
338 o bug 2098, 'claws-mails crashes frequently with pgpcore'
339 o Address Book: fix button sensitivity in compose mode.
344 * Spell checker: Highlight misspelled words when applying template
345 and 'check while typing' option is on
347 * Spell checker: Highlight misspelled words in text inserted from
348 file(s) or pasted to message body when 'check while typing' option
351 * Improve parsing of List-Post header
353 * Add new drag type "claws-mail/msg-path-list" for drag'n'drop of a
354 message selection from the message list into other applications.
355 This enables other applications to back-link to Claws Mail via a
356 "claws-mail --select" call after they received a drop.
358 * Place the cursor in the compose window according to provided input.
359 If To: is present place cursor in Subject: field and if both To:
360 and Subject: are present place cursor in body. If body: is present
361 insert a new line after text and place cursor there.
363 * QuickSearch: Use all of the available space to view expressions
369 * The user is now warned when inserting a large file in the message
370 body. The value of 'large' can be configured on the Compose/Writing
371 page of the Preferences.
373 * Added 'has_attachment' and 'signed' matcher expressions to
374 Filtering and Processing Flags lists.
376 * Support Reply prefixes of French Yahoo mail and French Lotus Notes.
378 * Enabled Page Size and Orientation configuration in the print dialog.
379 GTK+ 2.18 or newer only.
381 * tools/convert_mbox.pl
382 Add -R flag to support recursive conversions of arbitrary Evolution
388 * Default Cc, Bcc and Reply-To options have been added to Folder
391 * MIME parts that lack an end boundary are now handled, (even though
394 * A 'Metadata handling' option has been added to the Miscellaneous
395 options page. The options are 'safer' or 'faster'. 'faster' is
396 Claws' original behaviour. 'safer' prevents data loss on system
397 crashes where the filesystem is of a 'not-so-robust' variety, e.g.
398 xfs. If in doubt, use 'safer'. This option defaults to 'safer'.
400 * Face and X-Face previews have been added to the Custom Header
401 Configuration dialogue in Account preferences.
403 * An option has been added to the Receive page of IMAP account
404 preferences, "Move deleted mails to trash and expunge immediately".
405 This option is on by default to avoid changing the existing
406 behaviour. Turning it off prevents automatic expunging.
407 Also, 'Tools/Expunge' and 'View/Hide deleted messages' menu items
408 have been added to main toolbar.
410 * Support for clickable gopher:// links has been added.
412 * In the Compose window a warning dialogue is raised if attachments
413 that have been added no longer exist on the filesystem at the time
416 * Buttons to clear header lines in the Compose window have been
419 * GnuTLS compatibility mode is now used, this avoids problems with
420 servers that don't comply 100% with the spec, but still exist.
422 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
423 thunderbird import for version 2.0.0.21 has been added.
428 * Spell Checking has been added to the Subject in the Compose window.
430 * The 'Quotation characters' option has been moved from the Compose/
431 Writing page of the preferences to the /Message View/Text Options
434 * When replying to signed and/or encrypted mail and the preference to
435 sign and/or encrypt is set, the original mail's privacy system is
436 automatically used, if available.
438 * If a text/calendar attachment is present in a message it is
439 automatcally selected if a suitable plugin (i.e. vCalendar) is
442 * /Tools/List URLs now shows both the link title and URI if possible.
444 * A URI appearing in the statusbar is now only trimmed if necessary.
446 * When using /Tools/Create filter|procesing rule/Automatically
447 the List-Id header is preferred to X-* headers.
449 * The manual has been updated.
454 * Expanding/Collapsing of threads is now approximately 95% faster.
456 * Cache reading is now approximately 10% faster.
458 * The shortcut key settings of the main window and the message list
459 context menus are now connected.
461 * The preferences on the 'Other' page have now been moved to
462 Other/Miscellaneous. The parent pages are now unselectable and the
463 first page is automatically selected on opening the preferences.
465 * In the Compose window, on the Others tab, the 'Save message to'
466 entry now has a drop-down list of the previous save locations.
468 * In the Compose window, the Attachments Properties window is now
469 confirmed and closed with the Return key.
471 * When using an external editor to compose messages, the message is
472 automatically saved to Drafts when the external editor is closed.
474 * A hidden option has been added, 'primary_paste_unselects' which
475 causes the primary buffer to be cleared and the insertion point to
476 be repositioned when the middle mouse button is used for pasting
477 text. It is turned off by default.
479 * In the Actions window, the Escape key now cancels the action
482 * Offline SSL certificate verification has been added.
484 * Privacy plugins: The decryption failure messages are now shown
485 in the NoticeView just above the message text rather than in a
488 * Privacy plugins: when listing the UIDs during a signature check,
489 show the UID validity
491 * tools/popfile-link.sh
492 Support for reusing existing POPFile session ID has been added.
494 * tools/kdeservicemenu
495 Support for kde4 has been added.
497 * win32: better integration has been implemented by using the
498 standard file associations.
503 * Claws Mail now requires libetpan 0.57 for IMAP and NNTP.
505 * SSL support is now provided by gnuTLS exclusively. OpenSSL support
506 has been dropped due to licensing issues.
508 * Added /View/Fullscreen option.
510 * Re-ordering of the filtering/processing condition and actions lists
511 is now possible using drag'n'drop.
516 * Claws Mail now requires libetpan 0.56 for IMAP and NNTP
518 * Spell checking is now provided by Enchant instead of Aspell. To
519 build spell checker support, you will need the libenchant headers.
521 * The S/MIME plugin is now part of this package.
523 * IMAP, NNTP, and SSL are now supported in the Windows port.
525 * Support for client SSL certificates.
527 * Better support of SSL certificate stores, to be able to verify
530 * Renaming of newsgroups is possible.
532 * "Always open message when selected" can now have three values:
533 'Never', 'Always' and 'When message view is visible'.
535 * Unsaved server passwords can now be temporarily saved for the
536 duration of the session. They can be cleared before the session
537 expires by using '/Tools/Forget all session passwords'.
539 * Auto-wrapping settings are now saved in drafted messages.
541 * Support for basic auto-indentation in the Compose window.
543 * Support for animated GIFs in the message view.
545 * Type-ahead search in Filtering, Templates, Actions dialogs now
546 select the result of the search.
548 * Finer granularity in POP3 accounts' Remove After delay - hours in
551 * Spam/Ham flag is now stored on IMAP server when possible, using
552 "Junk" and "NonJunk" keywords.
554 * Use less precise intervals when possible for auto-checking, thus
555 the CPU is woken up less frequently.
557 * The warning icon in the main window is cleared when the error it
558 relates to is clipped from the network log.
560 * IMAP errors now reveal the server on which they happen.
562 * All deprecated GTK interfaces have been replaced with their
563 non-deprecated equivalents.
565 * csv2addressbook.pl: Added support for FoxMail.
571 * Added an option, "Use secure file deletion if possible", which
572 enables shredding of temporary files and messages instead of
573 just removing them. This is available on the Other preferences
576 * Added an option, "Select the HTML part of multipart/alternative
577 messages". This is available on the Message View/Text Options
580 * Added an option to the 'Create new folder' dialogue which enables
581 new folders to inherit the properties of their parent folders
582 during folder creation.
584 * Added a hidden option, "two_line_vertical", which toggles the
585 2-line view in the message list when using the 3-column layout.
586 Defaults to '1', show 2 lines.
588 * Added a hidden option, "outgoing_fallback_to_ascii", which allows
589 the user to specify an outgoing charset/encoding, but still fall
590 back to 7bit US-ASCII when possible.
591 Defaults to '1', fallback when possible.
593 * Added support for the Avant Window Navgator (Awn) information
594 bubble. This is automatically enabled if dbus is available.
596 * Face and X-Face headers can now be added globally and per-account
597 from configuration files under ~/.claws-mail/autofaces/. Further
598 information is provided in the manual.
600 * The SHA1 fingerprint is now shown on the SSL certificate dialogue
601 and the labels are now selectable.
603 * Several GUI improvements have been made, (Address book, filtering
604 dialogue, Actions dialogue, and Account preferences).
606 * New icons have been added for 'Reply to list' and 'Cancel'. The
607 'Insert file' and 'Close' icons have been improved, as have the
610 * Added the Trash and Delete icons to the Custom Toolbars options.
612 * SMTP-only accounts are now not shown in the Receive menus and
613 Account lists in filtering/processing, as they are irrelevant here.
615 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
616 Support for a gmail exported csv address book was added.
618 * Updated English, French, and Spanish manuals.
623 * Added support for /dev/mem_notify. This Linux kernel feature
624 will allow applications to be notified that memory has to be
625 freed before getting OOM-killed.
626 For more information: http://lwn.net/Articles/267013/
628 * Enabled moving/copying folders to root folders when using the
629 folder selection dialogue.
631 * Global and per-folder templates can now override the From name.
633 * Added a tooltip with extended folder stats. (Hover the cursor over
634 the short stats on the right, below the message list.)
636 * Implemented 2-line items in the message list when in three column
639 * Added support for png themes.
641 * Added an icon for attached patches (text/x-patch and text/x-diff).
643 * When viewing a message that has a large amount of text, show a
644 maximum of 1MB of text and add a noticeview to show optionally show
647 * Added a button to the templates preferences to restore defaults for
650 * Added search in filtering rules list.
653 Added a "learn from whitelist" preference.
656 Added information when fetching large messages.
658 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
659 Added support for Kmail/Kaddressbook.
664 * Forbid attaching anything containing "../" or ".ssh/" in mailto:
667 * Add a hidden preference, 'use_networkmanager', to disable
668 NetworkManager handling
673 * Due to licensing problems, the ClamAV plugin has been removed from
674 the Claws Mail core distribution and can now been found packaged
675 separately or with the 'extra plugins' package.
677 * Added NetworkManager support
678 This is built by default if the dependencies are satisfied; it can
679 be specifically disabled with '--disable-networkmanager-support'.
680 This enables Claws Mail to track changes to the network status.
682 * Added DIGEST-MD5 support for IMAP authentication
684 * Added Folder Properties option, 'Run processing rules when opening'
687 * Added sub-sorting to the Message List; when the Sort type is either
688 Subject, From, To or Tags, sub-sorting by Date will be active.
690 * Added from=address to the mailto sequence
691 The 'from' will try to select the first matching account in the
692 Accounts list, otherwise it will use the usual account selection
693 mechanism but will override it with the given 'from' address.
695 * Added insert=FILE to the mailto sequence (stands for 'insert file')
696 This adds the ability to create a new message from the command-line,
697 with the body set from the contents of an existing file.
699 * Added mailto with NNTP accounts
700 This comes into play if mailto is used when an NNTP account is the
701 default account or if an NNTP account address is used with 'from'.
703 * Added several GUI improvements to the Filtering, Processing, Tags,
704 Actions, Templates, Logging and Address Book dialogues
706 * Added a tooltip to the 'replied' icon in the Message List which
707 indicates 'click to see your reply' feature.
709 * Added 'claws-mail --version-full' to display the version and a list
710 of the compiled-in features
712 * Implemented speed-ups to list operations, deletions and cache
715 * Updated the man page
717 * The Trayicon plugin icons are now themable.
719 * text/calendar message parts are now automatically displayed if a
720 plugin handling text/calendar is loaded, e.g. vCalendar.
722 * Maemo: connect HW status change signal for shutdown
724 * Maemo: identify mmc1 and mmc2 more clearly in the GUI
726 * Maemo: Make dnd threshold higher
731 * Several GUI improvements
732 The colour preferences have been split into tabs.
733 Improve the way 'Find in current message' search results are
734 shown by vertically centering the selected text in the
736 Improvements to the 'List URIs' dialogue.
737 Filtering/Processing Match Type dialogue has been reworked.
738 Several other layout improvements.
740 * Several address book improvements
741 Added Custom Attributes, which can be edited from
742 '/Tools/Edit custom attributes...' and are used from the
743 'Name' drop down list on the 'Edit Person Details' dialogue.
744 Always add a new contact if any value is set, instead of
745 silently rejecting it when an email address is not set.
746 Better guessing of contact name from incomplete name
748 Better display of contacts that have no name set, in contact
749 lists, group contents, find duplicate results.
750 Error messages don't show in the status bar anymore, alert
751 panels are used instead.
752 Several other GUI improvements.
754 * Added optional Tooltips to the Message List. This is enabled by the
755 'Show tooltips' option on the '/Display/Summaries' Preferences page
756 and is only possible with GTK+ >= 2.12
758 * Much improved handling of Return Receipts, both outgoing and
761 * Added the option to use the system defaults for External Programs
762 preferences on the '/Message View/External Programs' page.
764 * Added "select first email in list" to the list of possible
765 selections in the 'Set default selection on entering a folder'
766 options on the '/Display/Summaries' preferences page.
768 * IMAP: Added IMAP tags support. (Note: 'Bandwidth-efficient' mode
769 prevents fetching of tags.)
771 * IMAP: Optimised flag handling and message copying.
773 * Improved printed page layout for built-in GTK+ printing
774 Bold fonts are now used where appropriate and a demarcation
775 between header and body has been added.
777 * Optimised filtering on flags/tags changes.
779 * MAEMO: Added LED flashing for new mail alerts
781 * MAEMO: Made all of the left of column in the Folder List a hotspot
782 for expanding/collapsing the tree.
787 Non-blocking NNTP has been implemented. NNTP support is now provided
788 by and depends upon libetpan
790 GnuTLS support has been implemented as an alternative to OpenSSL.
791 [./configure --enable-gnutls]
793 A run-time alternative configuration directory switch has been added,
794 [claws-mail --alternate-config-dir DIR]
796 Tags: Added tag alphabetical sorting and unified the dialogues.
798 Edit accounts dialogue: The 'default account' (D) column has been
799 removed, instead the default account is indicated by use of
802 Templates: Added ability to attach files using |attach{filename}.
803 Templates options are now presented in a tabbed layout.
805 Address Book: Added duplicate finder, '/Tools/Find duplicates'.
806 It is now possible to set an image for each contact. Pictures
807 from a contact's Face or X-Face will be automatically set
808 when available. The contact's image will be automatically
809 displayed in the message view or header pane if the message
810 has no Face or X-Face header.
812 '/View/Character encoding' submenus are now grouped together
814 GTK+ built-in print support is now used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
815 libgnomeprint will never be used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
817 Reinstated 'Generate Message-ID' option as an Account preference. It
818 is hidden on IMAP accounts, because Message-IDs are needed on
819 servers that don't implement the UIDPLUS extension.
821 Toolbar preferences: Improved dialogue.
823 Compose window: the number of attachments is now shown in the tab's
826 Attachments: When opening attachments with 'Open' or 'Open with...'
827 the temporary files are now saved as read-only. A hidden
828 preference has been added, 'save_parts_readwrite', which
829 permits the previous behaviour.
831 IMAP: Added a button on the Folder Properties General page to allow
832 users to discard local caches.
833 Added much better error handling.
834 Fetching of cached mails has been heavily optimised.
836 LDAP: Added read-only support for jpegPhoto LDAP field
838 Bcc in commandline URIs has been added.
840 Dillo browser plugin: Address book based whitelisting for loading
841 remote images has been added.
843 SpamAssassin plugin: Address book based whitelisting has been added.
845 MAEMO: Maemo 4.0 (Chinook) build enabled.
847 MAEMO: Removed some useless tooltips.
849 tools/csv2addressbook.pl
850 a new script that imports a CSV formatted address book. Becky
851 and Thunderbird address book are currently supported.
857 o bug 1320, 'Memory leak caused by gtk_container_get_children'
858 o bug 1321, 'access before allocation when scanning for uris'
859 o bug 1324, 'Corrupted IMAP cache'
860 o bug 1327, 'segfault when replying to a non-existent news
862 o bug 1329, 'error in quicksearch.c'
863 o bug 1334, 'user defined mail incorporation script not run'
864 o bug 1336, 'Segfault if empty space before search-string'
865 o bug 1337, 'Crash on removing uncached emails'
866 o Prevent unquoted mime boundaries, by always using a /
867 o Remove unnecessary error when cancelling export to mbox.
868 o MAEMO: make all Folder Properties pages visible
869 o MAEMO: fix overlapping buttons in Edit Accounts page
876 o bug 1308, 'Claws deletes folderlist.xml after fetching mail
877 short after start-up'
878 o bug 1311, 'Wrong arrow position while moving message into
879 folder when column headers hidden'
880 o fix build without USE_LDAP_TLS
881 o Accounts list: fix "Local" protocol not shown when
883 o Tags: fixed issues with tags with spaces, and renaming tags
884 o Accounts list: Show protocol "SMTP" and the appropriate
885 server for send-only accounts
886 o Accounts list: show "-" instead of "" when no value is
888 o do not allow locked msgs to be deleted, even by filtering
890 o Show error message in the GUI if image can't be loaded
891 o Remove Generate Message-ID option. We need this on some
893 o Maemo: distinguish various statusbar messages,
894 in order to display only the most important.
895 o Maemo: fix statusbar/window mismatch
896 o Maemo: fix scrolling to cursor
902 * Claws Mail is now licensed under GPLv3 or later.
905 Tags are arbitrary labels that can be applied to messages. It is
906 possible to create, edit, remove Tags; apply them to mails;
907 filter on Tags or Tag presence; apply or unset Tags via Filtering
908 actions; reference Tags in reply Templates.
910 * Threads can now be sorted by most recent message
911 /View/Sort/By thread date
913 * Added "/View/Show or Hide/Column headers"
915 * Added 'watch thread' feature
917 * Enabled the running of folder Processing rules on demand
919 * Added options to stop/enable writing logs to disc, see Logging
922 * IMAP and News: Implement age-based caching: allow the specifying
923 of a threshold for the offline synchronisation feature, and whether
924 old cached bodies should be removed. Accessible from the Folder
927 * IMAP: Made multiple copy, (in the same IMAP account), faster by
928 matching source/destination message UIDs.
930 * LDAP: Ability to edit all Person attributes
932 * Nicer layout of the message part icons
934 * Speed up and clean up rendering of larger msgs
936 * Use progress bar when sending messages
938 * Made mainwindow's /Help/Manual point to the remote copy if the
939 local copy doesn't exist
941 * Replaced some deprecated widgets
943 * Enabled changing the emphasis color used to highlight the
944 newsreader/x-mailer header value when it matches our preferred
945 mail agent, (hidden pref 'emphasis_color' added to clawsrc).
947 * tools/mew2claws-mail.pl
948 Added new script that imports a Mew address book
950 * tools/popfile-link.sh
951 Added a new script that will open selected messages in
952 POPFile control center, in order to change the message
957 * Check that Dillo's installed when loading the Dillo Browser
960 * Maemo improvements:
961 o Automatically choose the correct application
963 o Better way to notify of new mails
964 o Destroy messageview after trashing mail
966 o Better toolbars, removal of CTree headers
967 o Add a specific icon to go back to folder list
968 o Improvements to the Wizard, About and icon legend dialogues
969 o add an easy way to store data (mails and IMAP/NNTP caches)
970 on one of the SD cards, and protect against unmounts if
972 o plug the online/offline system into maemo's interfaces to
973 have Claws automatically switch according to the system
974 status (on IT OS 2007)
975 o use HildonBanners to display status messages
976 o force layout to be Small screen
977 o put the progress bar in the toolbar
983 * libetpan 0.49 is now required for IMAP support
985 * Added "From, To or Subject" to the QuickSearch types.
987 * Added handling of the 'a' key to loop through a mail's MIME parts.
989 * In the Compose window "Add to address book" has been added to the
990 context menu of the sender and recipient fields.
992 * Implemented a proper References filtering condition.
994 * Added the possibility to cancel receiving in IMAP accounts.
996 * Made offline synchronisation faster.
998 * Added an alternate way to fetch flags on IMAP, which improves
999 performance with some servers, (like Exchange).
1000 See "Bandwidth-efficient mode" in IMAP accounts' Receive
1003 * Allow manual sorting of Templates.
1005 * Templates improvements: easier syntax, add some useful variables.
1007 * Implemented per-account and per-folder compose/reply/forward
1010 * Added a QuickSearch option to automatically run a search selected
1013 * Made the Summaries Preferemces page "when entering a folder..."
1014 options fully customisable.
1016 * Added an "Open last opened folder at startup" option to the
1017 Summaries page in the Prerferences.
1019 * Changed the Preference "Only mark as read when opened in new
1020 window" on the Summaries page to "Only mark as read when opened
1021 in new window, or replied to".
1023 * Allow disabling mail filtering plugins on a per-account
1026 * Added an option to the Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins to
1027 enable marking saved spam as Read.
1029 * Added a warning about encryption limits, which can be disabled.
1031 * Removed the "Download all" preference from POP3 accounts; it
1032 was useless and confusing.
1034 * Re-organized some Preferences page.
1036 * Replaced the tabbed layout in Account Preferences with pages.
1038 * Renamed 'Protocol Log' to 'Network Log'
1040 * Added a few cursor improvments while Claws is busy.
1042 * Added support for CRLF in headers of messages.
1044 * Added support for a few more date formats (RFC3339 subsets).
1046 * The keypad's Enter key now does the same as the Return key.
1048 * Improved LDIF import, better error handling, UI cleanup.
1050 * LDAP write support has been added.
1052 * Use Hildon's file chooser on Maemo.
1058 * Added a printer icon.
1061 o bug 1187, 'Reply-to addressee disappears when reply-to text
1062 box is clicked...' (Maemo)
1063 o bug 1190, 'dir_open' button doesn't work' (Maemo)
1064 o bug 1193, 'Need a way to multi-select items'
1065 o bug 1194, 'Hardware keys move from email list to account/
1066 directory list, but not back to email list...'
1068 o bug 1196, 'Edit>Select All doesn't work' (Maemo)
1069 o bug 1198, 'Reply-all "disappearing" address bug
1071 o bug 1200, 'Add option to always retrieve full messages'
1072 o bug 1209, 'Clicking on address in header (mailto uri)
1073 selects default account'
1074 o bug 1211, 'Offline dialog message bugs/annoyances...'
1075 o Don't reflect accounts changes to the mainwindow when it's
1077 o Fix double fetching of mails if first try failed
1078 o Fix a crash in textview
1079 o Fix changing quicksearch type (after Esc, after changing
1081 o tools/uudec Fix missing dash to `display` command-line
1087 o Fix for CVE-2007-1558 (APOP)
1088 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1558
1091 o Fix bug 1185, 'Pluginwindow's [X] button doesn't save'
1092 o Fix encoding woes wrt saving of mails and parts
1097 * Added a Maemo port
1098 The Maemo port touches several areas: using the correct APIs for
1099 a good integration, adding of a new layout suited for small
1100 screens, Maemo-specific default preferences changes, Maemo-specific
1101 GUI improvements, etc.
1103 * Added more customisable colour labels
1105 * Added 'Mark as spam', 'Mark as ham', and 'Add to address book'
1108 * Added a new Quote Format symbol, %A, to insert the sender's email
1111 * Changed the option to display unread message counts next to folder
1112 names: it is now possible to display the total count of messages
1113 too. Configurable from Display/Summaries
1115 * If Claws Mail is already running on another display, attempting to
1116 start it will mention that instead of popping up the window on the
1119 * Added debugging of filtering/processing rules. Configurable from
1120 Other/Logging options page
1122 * Added handling of the contextual menu key in compose windows and
1125 * Added a "pulsing" progressbar in the label window used when
1126 rebuilding folder tree, etc, in order to show activity
1128 * Improved "Offline mode override" dialogue to avoid asking
1129 repeatedly, but still ask on explicit user actions
1131 * Improved the creation of POP/Local accounts when no MH mailbox
1132 exist: create the default one
1134 * Write folderlist directly after adding/deleting accounts that have
1137 * Added logging IMAP ALERTs as errors in the log
1139 * Added a way for MimeViewer plugins to implement search in a part's
1142 * Updated, added and replaced some icons
1144 * Added display of any LDAP specified Search attributes
1146 * Added 'telephoneNumber' in the default LDAP list of attributes
1148 * Updated the Face header in the welcome message
1150 * Added the option to minimize to tray in the Trayicon plugin
1152 * Added a wrapper to mairix in the tools folder, tools/mailrix.sh
1154 * Added a script which enables inserting files into the message body
1155 of a new Compose window from the command line,
1156 tools/claws-mail-compose-insert-files.pl
1158 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, French, German,
1159 Hungarian, Polish,Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
1166 o bug 1129, '"local mbox file" account isn't retrieving
1168 o bug 1135, 'cm-segfault on decrypting with PGP/inline'
1169 o bug 1136, 'Crash in group address completion'
1170 * Fix "After receiving new mail, go to inbox" on IMAP, and
1171 restrict it to manual fetching only
1172 * Fix alertpanel.h only included in #ifdef HAVE_LIBETPAN
1173 * Fix return value without libetpan
1174 * Use gtk_window_set_role instead of gtk_window_set_wmclass
1175 * Fix mime/globs path on NetBSD
1180 * Removed 'Separate Folder tree' and 'Separate Message View' and put
1181 new layouts in place of it, 'Standard', 'Three columns', 'Wide
1182 message' and 'Wide message list'. Accessible from /View/Layout.
1184 * Added IMAP subscriptions
1185 Creating a new folder subscribes it. Deleting a folder unsubscribes
1186 it. "Creating" an existing but unsubscribed folder will subscribe
1187 it. By default, for new accounts, only subscribed folders are shown.
1188 A contextual menu item has been added, /Subscriptions, which allows
1189 switching the display between All folders and Subscribed folders
1190 only. It also enables the subscribing and unsubscribing of folders.
1192 * Added the option 'Enable customisable menu shortcuts' to the
1193 'Other' preferences page. Turning this off locks the current hot
1194 keys, preventing accidental changes.
1196 * Added icons for application/pdf, application/pgp-signature,
1197 application/postscript and text/calendar.
1199 * Added /Tools/List URIs
1200 Enables opening any or all of the URIs contained in the currently
1203 * Added 'spam flag' to the Filtering and Processing Match Types.
1205 * Removed the 'Composing messages exist' dialogue on exit. Instead
1206 opened messages are automatically saved to drafts, and re-opened at
1209 * Added handling of local URIs, (file:///...), from the --attach
1212 * Added Account options for spellcheck default dictionaries.
1214 * Added 'Edit/Delete thread'.
1216 * Added an option 'Ask about account specific filtering rules...' to
1217 the 'Other' page, which was previously a hidden option.
1219 * Some preferences have been re-arranged:
1220 Moved the 'Ask before emptying trash' option on the 'Other' page
1221 outside of the 'On exit' frame as it's not only an 'On exit' option.
1222 Moved 'Never send Return Receipts' from 'Other' to 'Sending' page.
1223 Moved keybinding preferences to the 'Other' page.
1224 Added 'mousepad' to the list of text editors on the 'External
1227 * Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins: Enabled moving spam mail to the
1228 Account's Trash folder instead of default Trash folder.
1230 * ClamAV plugin: updated for the upstream changes in libclamav, whilst
1231 maintaining compatibility with older version of libclamav.
1233 * GPG Plugins: Added an option 'Use gpg-agent to manage passwords' to
1234 GPG page of the common preferences. Fixes annoyances with distro-
1235 installed gpg-agent, when no pinentry program is installed, and the
1236 user is at a loss on why "decryption failed". It can be turned off
1237 to bypass gpg-agent. The option is disabled if gpg-agent is not
1240 * TrayIcon plugin: Added 'Hide at startup' and 'Close to tray'
1242 When the 'Close to tray' option is used the Window Manager's hotkey
1243 and [X] button will hide the window instead of closing it - closing
1244 CM can be done using the tray icon menu or the /File menu.
1245 Clicking the trayicon now raises the window to current desktop when
1246 it was either minimized or shaded, or when it was on another desktop.
1248 * Added support for non ISO-8859-1 compatible locales to the Actions
1249 scripts freshmeat_search.pl, google_search.pl and multiwebsearch.pl.
1251 * Renamed the maildir2claws-mail.pl script to kmail-mailbox2claws-mail.pl
1252 and updated it to work with newer versions of Kmail.
1254 * Added thunderbird-filters-convertor.pl script, which converts
1255 thunderbird filter rules to Claws filter rules.
1257 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Czech, Finnish,
1258 French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Serbian, Simplified Chinese,
1259 Slovak and Spanish translations.
1264 * Added command line equivalent options:
1266 -q and --quit for --exit
1268 "Unknown option" is now printed when unknown command line options
1271 * The wizard for configuration migration, (Sylpheed-Claws to Claws
1272 Mail), now has the option to save or not save a backup of the old
1273 configuration folder.
1275 * The configuration wizard is now re-run if it was previously
1279 o bug 1100, 'Highlighted e-mail data not visible when color
1281 o bug 1101, '"Load plugin" button is accidentally hidden'
1282 o bug 1102, 'claws-mail-2.7.1 makes use of deprecated ldap
1284 o IMAP: fixed crash when connect command doesn't exist.
1285 o IMAP: better folder checking when an IMAP directory is set.
1286 o IMAP: Never remove INBOX when scanning for new folders.
1287 It's a special folder that must exist.
1288 o fix vertical scrollbar jumping back to the top when 'Check
1289 for new folders' is used.
1290 o fix sensitivity issues of Mark as Spam/Ham context menus.
1291 o fix potential crashes in the address book's embedded 'Edit
1292 person' dialogue, and fix conflicting copy/paste menu
1294 o Reflect change of Font configuration in the Header view
1296 o fix handling of empty values in attach_load_directory and
1297 attach_save_directory clawsrc options.
1298 o fix 2nd-run loss and new configuration loss of filtering
1299 rules on configuration migration.
1300 o Bogofilter plugin: fix sensitivity of "Insert X-Bogosity
1307 o bug 1095, 'Crash while changing folder columns during
1309 o bug 1098, 'bogus last row display after expanding a thread'
1310 o fix a few annoyances when choosing keys for the CMS (S/MIME)
1312 o fix updating of the mime parts
1313 o fix Forwarding msgs with attachments that have dos line
1315 o strip S/MIME signatures when re-editing S/MIME signed
1317 o fix body search starting at the end of the mail (and asking
1319 o fix Enter in search windows
1320 o fix dbus-related crash in the the GTK+ file selector.
1321 o IMAP: fix recursion when server lists the current subfolder
1323 o IMAP: get rid of the previous mailimap when connecting, just
1324 in case disconnect was unclean
1325 o IMAP: make sure we don't use an old socket when reconnecting
1331 * The --select option can now also select emails by Message-ID
1333 * Attaching files from 'mailto:' URIs (&attach=...) is now possible.
1334 A dialog is displayed to make sure that the user is aware that the
1335 mail will contain attachments
1337 * 'New Message format' has been added to the Compose/Writing options,
1338 this works like the Quote format and the same symbols are supported
1340 * Reworked the About dialog, including the addition of a new page,
1341 'Features', which indicates which of the optional features are
1342 compiled in and which are not. A 'Release Notes' page was also
1345 * Added history combo for all search fields (message and text)
1347 * The 'mark_as_read_delay' option is not hidden anymore and can be
1348 found in Configuration/Preferences/Summaries
1350 * Added global and per-folder preferences to set the default
1351 alternate dictionary
1353 * Allow spell-checking to use both current and alternate dictionaries
1355 * Added an hidden option 'addressbook_use_editaddress_dialog' to
1356 embed the contact editor in the addressbook window in contrast to
1359 * Added a hidden option 'unsafe_ssl_certs', to allow storing
1360 multiple SSL certificates for a given server/port. You will be
1361 asked to accept unknown certificates. Unchecking this option will
1362 require you to re-accept previously known certificates
1364 * Allow copying of folders between mailboxes
1366 * Better automatic account selection for mailing lists (searches for
1367 the email address in the Delivered-To header also)
1369 * Made the "Synchronise" menu item inactive when there's nothing to
1372 * Use Message font in Writing and Quoting preferences, as well as in
1375 * Added more HTML symbols to the html to text converter
1377 * Save the addressbook's window size on closing
1379 * Better checks for syntax errors are applied to Templates and Quote
1382 * Added a check to avoid trying to use a non-existent folder as
1385 * Enable setting SSL via STARTTLS from the set-up wizard
1387 * Added handling of ":port" in server addresses in the set-up wizard
1388 to specify a port to connect to
1390 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to print the X-Claws-Bogosity
1391 header in emails handled by the Bogofilter plugin (in MH folders
1394 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to whitelist senders found in
1397 * Bogofilter plugin: Allow storing of Unsure mails in a specific
1398 folder to make better teaching easier
1400 * Bogofilter plugin: Improved GUI interaction while Bogofilter is
1403 * TrayIcon plugin: added an "Email from account/..." submenu
1405 * updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Catalan, Finnish,
1406 French, Italian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, and Spanish
1412 * First release as Claws Mail
1415 o bug 1053, 'SC fails to reestablish a secure connection'
1416 o bug 1054, 'Slowness logging big data chunks'
1417 o bug 1057, 'crash on sending s signed message to a
1419 o bug 1060, 'compilation error with Irix's cc'
1420 o bug 1061, 'crash on opening signed email'
1421 o bug 1066, 'Incorrect mailbox size displayed'
1422 o bug 1069, 'Sent mails disappear, BCC or locking problem?'
1423 o fix Reply To/Mailing list from the menu
1424 o forbid drag and drop from/to different folders of type
1426 o src/ssl_manager.c: fix possible infinite loop
1427 o fix Options/Reply mode after draft save
1428 o obey always_show_msg option when marking as spam
1429 o fix spelling menu when replying
1430 o don't change the From column title to To if the To column
1432 o fix the wrong recipient being selected when replying to a
1433 msg which is From one of our accounts To another of our
1435 o fix crash on combining mark_as_read_delay with Hide Read
1437 o create ~/.mailcap if it doesn't exist
1443 * Final release as Sylpheed-Claws
1445 * libetpan 0.48 or greater is now required for IMAP support.
1447 * The Compose window now has an /Options/Reply mode/ menu. This
1448 enables changing the recipients of a reply on the fly.
1450 * QuickSearch now has a type-ahead option for fast searches.
1452 * Extra symbols are now available for the Quote parser, your name,
1453 your email address, the account name, and the organization.
1455 * In the Folder Properties, it is now possible to test the regular
1456 expression used in the Simplify Subject RegExp option.
1458 * GSSAPI support has been added for IMAP.
1460 * UIDPLUS support has been added for IMAP.
1462 * A Stop button has been added for Message Body searches, enabling
1463 cancelling of a running search. This is available in '/Edit/Search
1464 Folder...' and '/Edit/Find in current message...'.
1466 * libSM support has been added. This enables communication with the
1467 session manager, so that it is known when the session ends, in
1468 order to save the caches, and draft any messages currently being
1471 * Support for Address Book Groups has been added to the Compose
1472 window's automatic address completion.
1474 * a new hidden option has been added, 'respect_flowed_format'. This
1475 follows RFC3676 with regard to a message part with a Content-Type
1476 that includes 'format=flowed' and 'delsp=yes'. This will cause some
1477 mails to have long lines, but will fix some URLs that would
1478 otherwise be wrapped. By default it is turned off.
1480 * Basic key import/export has been added to the PGP plugins. When
1481 generating a new key pair you can export the public key to a key
1482 server. When selecting the signature part of a message, if the key
1483 is not on your keyring, you will be asked if you want to attempt
1484 to import it from a keyserver.
1486 * The TrayIcon now displays 'offline' status.
1488 * More window sizes and placements are remembered across sessions.
1490 * tools/fix_date.sh: Switches to replace non RFC-compliant Date:
1491 value, and to use strict RFC matching patterns for dates have been
1494 * Several optimisations have been made.
1501 o Fix redirecting of sent mails
1502 o Fix Go to Next * after applying Preferences
1503 o Fix quote-folding when emails don't convert cleanly to
1510 o bug 1034, 'Incorrect display of size field in message view'
1516 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
1517 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
1518 o fix building with --disable-nls
1519 o remove tabs in Subject string
1524 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
1527 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
1529 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
1531 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
1532 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
1538 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
1539 o Crash in partial downloading
1544 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
1546 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
1547 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
1550 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
1551 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
1552 slowness or duplicated messages.
1557 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
1559 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
1561 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
1563 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
1565 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
1566 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
1568 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
1569 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
1570 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
1572 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
1573 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
1574 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
1576 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
1578 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
1581 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
1582 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
1584 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
1586 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
1587 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
1588 the Message and Folder lists.
1589 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
1591 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
1592 'enable_rules_hint'.
1594 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
1595 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
1597 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
1600 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
1602 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
1605 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
1606 matches exactly, it is automatically used
1608 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
1610 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
1612 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
1613 using the mousewheel
1615 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
1616 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
1617 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
1619 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
1620 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
1622 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
1625 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
1627 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
1629 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
1632 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
1635 * Claws Mail' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
1636 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
1638 * Several GUI improvements.
1640 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
1642 * Logging has been improved.
1644 * improved sizing of some widgets
1646 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
1648 * The manuals have been updated
1650 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
1652 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
1655 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
1661 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
1662 setting of the man directory location
1664 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
1665 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
1666 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
1668 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
1670 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
1672 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
1674 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
1675 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
1676 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
1679 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
1680 their text label in the message body
1682 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
1684 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
1687 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
1690 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
1691 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
1693 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
1694 'Other' page of the preferences.
1696 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
1697 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
1700 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
1703 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
1704 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
1706 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
1709 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
1710 Message View, where it was useless
1712 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
1713 combo when editing accounts
1715 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
1718 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
1720 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
1722 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
1723 searching sub-folders)
1725 * Faster send on IMAP
1727 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
1729 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
1731 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
1733 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
1735 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
1737 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
1739 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
1741 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
1744 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
1746 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
1748 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
1749 when switching to Online mode
1751 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
1752 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
1755 * The Claws Mail logo has been updated
1762 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
1764 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
1766 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
1768 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
1769 backwards compatible
1771 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
1773 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
1774 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
1776 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
1778 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
1783 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
1784 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
1786 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
1788 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
1790 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
1791 choosing the account to use
1793 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
1794 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
1795 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
1797 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
1799 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
1802 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
1803 folder has been added.
1805 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
1806 subject, in addition to standard headers.
1808 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
1809 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
1811 * Optimised large folder reading
1813 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
1815 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
1817 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
1819 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
1821 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
1823 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
1825 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
1827 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
1829 * The user manual has been updated
1831 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
1839 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
1847 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
1850 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
1853 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
1860 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
1862 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
1864 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
1866 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
1868 * Fixed some compiler warnings
1870 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
1872 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
1874 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
1877 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
1879 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
1881 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
1884 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
1885 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
1886 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
1889 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
1892 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
1894 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
1898 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
1901 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
1902 transport wasn't reselected
1904 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
1906 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
1909 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
1910 return-path email adress being different)
1912 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
1913 locking causing dataloss)
1918 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
1919 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
1921 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
1923 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
1925 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
1926 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
1928 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
1929 a pink/red background.
1931 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
1934 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
1935 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Claws Mail',
1938 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
1940 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
1941 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
1942 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
1944 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
1945 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
1946 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
1948 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
1949 the same way as the Message View.
1951 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
1952 expiration date is shown.
1954 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
1955 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
1958 * LDAPS support has been added.
1960 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
1961 translations are now also included.
1968 * The Preferences config file, ~/.claws-mail/sylpheedrc, is now
1969 stored with UTF-8 encoding
1974 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
1975 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
1977 * Support for the Face header has been added,
1978 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
1980 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
1981 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
1983 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
1984 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
1986 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
1989 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
1992 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
1995 * A long search can now be cancelled.
1997 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
1998 automatically changed to the To column.
2000 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
2001 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
2003 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
2004 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
2005 and to give them each a label.
2007 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
2008 dictionary' has been added.
2010 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
2011 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
2013 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
2014 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
2016 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
2018 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
2019 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
2020 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
2021 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
2024 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
2026 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
2028 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
2031 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
2032 articles from newscache/
2034 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
2035 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
2037 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
2038 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
2039 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
2040 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
2041 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
2043 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
2044 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
2046 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
2047 tree into Claws Mail, tools/tbird2syl.py
2052 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
2054 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
2056 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
2058 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
2059 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
2061 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
2063 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
2064 Calling claws-mail --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
2065 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
2066 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
2067 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
2069 * claws-mail email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
2071 * claws-mail proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
2073 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
2075 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
2077 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
2080 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
2081 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
2083 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
2084 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
2086 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
2088 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
2089 alphabetically ordered.
2091 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
2093 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
2094 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
2097 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
2098 background for greater visibility.
2100 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
2103 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
2104 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
2106 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
2108 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
2111 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
2112 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
2114 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
2115 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
2116 requirements are matched.
2118 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
2121 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
2123 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
2125 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
2126 licence has been added.
2128 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
2130 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
2131 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
2132 to Claws filtering rules.
2137 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
2138 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
2140 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
2141 functions were fixed.
2144 Signature checking is now non-blocking
2146 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
2148 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'claws-mail'
2153 * The binary is now 'claws-mail' and not 'sylpheed'
2155 * The default config dir is now '~/.claws-mail'. The user will
2156 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
2157 options to this new directory.
2159 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
2162 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
2165 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
2166 to the text/plain part.
2167 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
2168 key C to perform the signature check.
2169 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
2170 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
2171 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
2173 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
2174 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
2176 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
2178 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
2181 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
2183 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
2184 by the icon of the parent folder.
2187 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
2188 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
2190 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
2192 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
2193 the To header has also been set.
2195 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
2198 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
2200 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
2201 presented if no command was found for the file type.
2203 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
2204 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
2205 X-Face in messageview'.
2207 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
2209 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
2210 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
2211 sender' still work like before.
2213 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
2214 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
2216 * The About window has been reworked.
2221 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
2223 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
2226 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
2228 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
2231 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
2234 * the description windows are now non-modal
2236 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
2238 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
2239 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
2241 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
2242 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
2243 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
2245 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
2246 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
2248 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
2249 subject as the window title.
2251 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
2254 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
2255 Attachment pane is now possible
2257 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
2259 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
2260 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
2262 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
2263 when composing a message
2268 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
2269 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
2270 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
2271 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
2273 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
2275 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
2277 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
2278 now derived from the normal font.
2280 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
2281 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
2283 * Many improvements to the Address book.
2285 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
2286 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
2288 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
2291 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
2293 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
2295 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
2296 the removal of the toolbar handles.
2298 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
2299 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
2301 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
2303 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
2306 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
2309 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
2311 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
2313 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
2314 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
2317 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
2318 Use Claws Mail icon and the text 'Claws Mail' in the menu,
2319 use kdialog during installation
2324 * add GPGME 1.x support.
2326 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
2328 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
2330 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
2332 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
2334 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
2336 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
2338 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
2339 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
2341 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
2343 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
2346 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
2347 clipboards in the Compose window
2349 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
2351 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
2354 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
2356 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
2358 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
2361 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
2362 'textview_cursor_visible'
2364 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
2365 'Edit accounts' dialogue
2367 * New Claws Mail icons have been added, and the default
2368 application icon is now set.
2370 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
2376 * improved IMAP support
2378 * Performance increases
2380 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
2381 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
2382 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
2383 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
2384 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
2386 * new style configuration options interface.
2389 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
2391 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
2393 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
2395 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
2397 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
2400 * Hebrew encodings have been added
2402 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
2404 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
2406 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
2412 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
2418 * Inline image display
2420 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
2421 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
2423 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
2424 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
2426 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
2428 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
2430 * Support for GBK encoding
2432 * New logo in About window
2434 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
2435 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
2436 see tools/README for details
2442 Initial GTK2 release
2444 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2