1 Changes of the Claws Mail GTK2 branch
6 Non-blocking NNTP has been implemented. NNTP support is now provided
7 by and depends upon libetpan
9 GnuTLS support has been implemented as an alternative to OpenSSL.
10 [./configure --enable-gnutls]
12 A run-time alternative configuration directory switch has been added,
13 [claws-mail --alternate-config-dir DIR]
15 Tags: Added tag alphabetical sorting and unified the dialogues.
17 Edit accounts dialogue: The 'default account' (D) column has been
18 removed, instead the default account is indicated by use of
21 Templates: Added ability to attach files using |attach{filename}.
22 Templates options are now presented in a tabbed layout.
24 Address Book: Added duplicate finder, '/Tools/Find duplicates'.
25 It is now possible to set an image for each contact. Pictures
26 from a contact's Face or X-Face will be automatically set
27 when available. The contact's image will be automatically
28 displayed in the message view or header pane if the message
29 has no Face or X-Face header.
31 '/View/Character encoding' submenus are now grouped together
33 GTK+ built-in print support is now used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
34 libgnomeprint will never be used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
36 Reinstated 'Generate Message-ID' option as an Account preference. It
37 is hidden on IMAP accounts, because Message-IDs are needed on
38 servers that don't implement the UIDPLUS extension.
40 Toolbar preferences: Improved dialogue.
42 Compose window: the number of attachments is now shown in the tab's
45 Attachments: When opening attachments with 'Open' or 'Open with...'
46 the temporary files are now saved as read-only. A hidden
47 preference has been added, 'save_parts_readwrite', which
48 permits the previous behaviour.
50 IMAP: Added a button on the Folder Properties General page to allow
51 users to discard local caches.
52 Added much better error handling.
53 Fetching of cached mails has been heavily optimised.
55 LDAP: Added read-only support for jpegPhoto LDAP field
57 Bcc in commandline URIs has been added.
59 Dillo browser plugin: Address book based whitelisting for loading
60 remote images has been added.
62 SpamAssassin plugin: Address book based whitelisting has been added.
64 MAEMO: Maemo 4.0 (Chinook) build enabled.
66 MAEMO: Removed some useless tooltips.
68 tools/csv2addressbook.pl
69 a new script that imports a CSV formatted address book. Becky
70 and Thunderbird address book are currently supported.
76 o bug 1320, 'Memory leak caused by gtk_container_get_children'
77 o bug 1321, 'access before allocation when scanning for uris'
78 o bug 1324, 'Corrupted IMAP cache'
79 o bug 1327, 'segfault when replying to a non-existent news
81 o bug 1329, 'error in quicksearch.c'
82 o bug 1334, 'user defined mail incorporation script not run'
83 o bug 1336, 'Segfault if empty space before search-string'
84 o bug 1337, 'Crash on removing uncached emails'
85 o Prevent unquoted mime boundaries, by always using a /
86 o Remove unnecessary error when cancelling export to mbox.
87 o MAEMO: make all Folder Properties pages visible
88 o MAEMO: fix overlapping buttons in Edit Accounts page
95 o bug 1308, 'Claws deletes folderlist.xml after fetching mail
97 o bug 1311, 'Wrong arrow position while moving message into
98 folder when column headers hidden'
99 o fix build without USE_LDAP_TLS
100 o Accounts list: fix "Local" protocol not shown when
102 o Tags: fixed issues with tags with spaces, and renaming tags
103 o Accounts list: Show protocol "SMTP" and the appropriate
104 server for send-only accounts
105 o Accounts list: show "-" instead of "" when no value is
107 o do not allow locked msgs to be deleted, even by filtering
109 o Show error message in the GUI if image can't be loaded
110 o Remove Generate Message-ID option. We need this on some
112 o Maemo: distinguish various statusbar messages,
113 in order to display only the most important.
114 o Maemo: fix statusbar/window mismatch
115 o Maemo: fix scrolling to cursor
121 * Claws Mail is now licensed under GPLv3 or later.
124 Tags are arbitrary labels that can be applied to messages. It is
125 possible to create, edit, remove Tags; apply them to mails;
126 filter on Tags or Tag presence; apply or unset Tags via Filtering
127 actions; reference Tags in reply Templates.
129 * Threads can now be sorted by most recent message
130 /View/Sort/By thread date
132 * Added "/View/Show or Hide/Column headers"
134 * Added 'watch thread' feature
136 * Enabled the running of folder Processing rules on demand
138 * Added options to stop/enable writing logs to disc, see Logging
141 * IMAP and News: Implement age-based caching: allow the specifying
142 of a threshold for the offline synchronisation feature, and whether
143 old cached bodies should be removed. Accessible from the Folder
146 * IMAP: Made multiple copy, (in the same IMAP account), faster by
147 matching source/destination message UIDs.
149 * LDAP: Ability to edit all Person attributes
151 * Nicer layout of the message part icons
153 * Speed up and clean up rendering of larger msgs
155 * Use progress bar when sending messages
157 * Made mainwindow's /Help/Manual point to the remote copy if the
158 local copy doesn't exist
160 * Replaced some deprecated widgets
162 * Enabled changing the emphasis color used to highlight the
163 newsreader/x-mailer header value when it matches our preferred
164 mail agent, (hidden pref 'emphasis_color' added to clawsrc).
166 * tools/mew2claws-mail.pl
167 Added new script that imports a Mew address book
169 * tools/popfile-link.sh
170 Added a new script that will open selected messages in
171 POPFile control center, in order to change the message
176 * Check that Dillo's installed when loading the Dillo Browser
179 * Maemo improvements:
180 o Automatically choose the correct application
182 o Better way to notify of new mails
183 o Destroy messageview after trashing mail
185 o Better toolbars, removal of CTree headers
186 o Add a specific icon to go back to folder list
187 o Improvements to the Wizard, About and icon legend dialogues
188 o add an easy way to store data (mails and IMAP/NNTP caches)
189 on one of the SD cards, and protect against unmounts if
191 o plug the online/offline system into maemo's interfaces to
192 have Claws automatically switch according to the system
193 status (on IT OS 2007)
194 o use HildonBanners to display status messages
195 o force layout to be Small screen
196 o put the progress bar in the toolbar
202 * libetpan 0.49 is now required for IMAP support
204 * Added "From, To or Subject" to the QuickSearch types.
206 * Added handling of the 'a' key to loop through a mail's MIME parts.
208 * In the Compose window "Add to address book" has been added to the
209 context menu of the sender and recipient fields.
211 * Implemented a proper References filtering condition.
213 * Added the possibility to cancel receiving in IMAP accounts.
215 * Made offline synchronisation faster.
217 * Added an alternate way to fetch flags on IMAP, which improves
218 performance with some servers, (like Exchange).
219 See "Bandwidth-efficient mode" in IMAP accounts' Receive
222 * Allow manual sorting of Templates.
224 * Templates improvements: easier syntax, add some useful variables.
226 * Implemented per-account and per-folder compose/reply/forward
229 * Added a QuickSearch option to automatically run a search selected
232 * Made the Summaries Preferemces page "when entering a folder..."
233 options fully customisable.
235 * Added an "Open last opened folder at startup" option to the
236 Summaries page in the Prerferences.
238 * Changed the Preference "Only mark as read when opened in new
239 window" on the Summaries page to "Only mark as read when opened
240 in new window, or replied to".
242 * Allow disabling mail filtering plugins on a per-account
245 * Added an option to the Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins to
246 enable marking saved spam as Read.
248 * Added a warning about encryption limits, which can be disabled.
250 * Removed the "Download all" preference from POP3 accounts; it
251 was useless and confusing.
253 * Re-organized some Preferences page.
255 * Replaced the tabbed layout in Account Preferences with pages.
257 * Renamed 'Protocol Log' to 'Network Log'
259 * Added a few cursor improvments while Claws is busy.
261 * Added support for CRLF in headers of messages.
263 * Added support for a few more date formats (RFC3339 subsets).
265 * The keypad's Enter key now does the same as the Return key.
267 * Improved LDIF import, better error handling, UI cleanup.
269 * LDAP write support has been added.
271 * Use Hildon's file chooser on Maemo.
277 * Added a printer icon.
280 o bug 1187, 'Reply-to addressee disappears when reply-to text
281 box is clicked...' (Maemo)
282 o bug 1190, 'dir_open' button doesn't work' (Maemo)
283 o bug 1193, 'Need a way to multi-select items'
284 o bug 1194, 'Hardware keys move from email list to account/
285 directory list, but not back to email list...'
287 o bug 1196, 'Edit>Select All doesn't work' (Maemo)
288 o bug 1198, 'Reply-all "disappearing" address bug
290 o bug 1200, 'Add option to always retrieve full messages'
291 o bug 1209, 'Clicking on address in header (mailto uri)
292 selects default account'
293 o bug 1211, 'Offline dialog message bugs/annoyances...'
294 o Don't reflect accounts changes to the mainwindow when it's
296 o Fix double fetching of mails if first try failed
297 o Fix a crash in textview
298 o Fix changing quicksearch type (after Esc, after changing
300 o tools/uudec Fix missing dash to `display` command-line
306 o Fix for CVE-2007-1558 (APOP)
307 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1558
310 o Fix bug 1185, 'Pluginwindow's [X] button doesn't save'
311 o Fix encoding woes wrt saving of mails and parts
317 The Maemo port touches several areas: using the correct APIs for
318 a good integration, adding of a new layout suited for small
319 screens, Maemo-specific default preferences changes, Maemo-specific
320 GUI improvements, etc.
322 * Added more customisable colour labels
324 * Added 'Mark as spam', 'Mark as ham', and 'Add to address book'
327 * Added a new Quote Format symbol, %A, to insert the sender's email
330 * Changed the option to display unread message counts next to folder
331 names: it is now possible to display the total count of messages
332 too. Configurable from Display/Summaries
334 * If Claws Mail is already running on another display, attempting to
335 start it will mention that instead of popping up the window on the
338 * Added debugging of filtering/processing rules. Configurable from
339 Other/Logging options page
341 * Added handling of the contextual menu key in compose windows and
344 * Added a "pulsing" progressbar in the label window used when
345 rebuilding folder tree, etc, in order to show activity
347 * Improved "Offline mode override" dialogue to avoid asking
348 repeatedly, but still ask on explicit user actions
350 * Improved the creation of POP/Local accounts when no MH mailbox
351 exist: create the default one
353 * Write folderlist directly after adding/deleting accounts that have
356 * Added logging IMAP ALERTs as errors in the log
358 * Added a way for MimeViewer plugins to implement search in a part's
361 * Updated, added and replaced some icons
363 * Added display of any LDAP specified Search attributes
365 * Added 'telephoneNumber' in the default LDAP list of attributes
367 * Updated the Face header in the welcome message
369 * Added the option to minimize to tray in the Trayicon plugin
371 * Added a wrapper to mairix in the tools folder, tools/mailrix.sh
373 * Added a script which enables inserting files into the message body
374 of a new Compose window from the command line,
375 tools/claws-mail-compose-insert-files.pl
377 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, French, German,
378 Hungarian, Polish,Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
385 o bug 1129, '"local mbox file" account isn't retrieving
387 o bug 1135, 'cm-segfault on decrypting with PGP/inline'
388 o bug 1136, 'Crash in group address completion'
389 * Fix "After receiving new mail, go to inbox" on IMAP, and
390 restrict it to manual fetching only
391 * Fix alertpanel.h only included in #ifdef HAVE_LIBETPAN
392 * Fix return value without libetpan
393 * Use gtk_window_set_role instead of gtk_window_set_wmclass
394 * Fix mime/globs path on NetBSD
399 * Removed 'Separate Folder tree' and 'Separate Message View' and put
400 new layouts in place of it, 'Standard', 'Three columns', 'Wide
401 message' and 'Wide message list'. Accessible from /View/Layout.
403 * Added IMAP subscriptions
404 Creating a new folder subscribes it. Deleting a folder unsubscribes
405 it. "Creating" an existing but unsubscribed folder will subscribe
406 it. By default, for new accounts, only subscribed folders are shown.
407 A contextual menu item has been added, /Subscriptions, which allows
408 switching the display between All folders and Subscribed folders
409 only. It also enables the subscribing and unsubscribing of folders.
411 * Added the option 'Enable customisable menu shortcuts' to the
412 'Other' preferences page. Turning this off locks the current hot
413 keys, preventing accidental changes.
415 * Added icons for application/pdf, application/pgp-signature,
416 application/postscript and text/calendar.
418 * Added /Tools/List URIs
419 Enables opening any or all of the URIs contained in the currently
422 * Added 'spam flag' to the Filtering and Processing Match Types.
424 * Removed the 'Composing messages exist' dialogue on exit. Instead
425 opened messages are automatically saved to drafts, and re-opened at
428 * Added handling of local URIs, (file:///...), from the --attach
431 * Added Account options for spellcheck default dictionaries.
433 * Added 'Edit/Delete thread'.
435 * Added an option 'Ask about account specific filtering rules...' to
436 the 'Other' page, which was previously a hidden option.
438 * Some preferences have been re-arranged:
439 Moved the 'Ask before emptying trash' option on the 'Other' page
440 outside of the 'On exit' frame as it's not only an 'On exit' option.
441 Moved 'Never send Return Receipts' from 'Other' to 'Sending' page.
442 Moved keybinding preferences to the 'Other' page.
443 Added 'mousepad' to the list of text editors on the 'External
446 * Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins: Enabled moving spam mail to the
447 Account's Trash folder instead of default Trash folder.
449 * ClamAV plugin: updated for the upstream changes in libclamav, whilst
450 maintaining compatibility with older version of libclamav.
452 * GPG Plugins: Added an option 'Use gpg-agent to manage passwords' to
453 GPG page of the common preferences. Fixes annoyances with distro-
454 installed gpg-agent, when no pinentry program is installed, and the
455 user is at a loss on why "decryption failed". It can be turned off
456 to bypass gpg-agent. The option is disabled if gpg-agent is not
459 * TrayIcon plugin: Added 'Hide at startup' and 'Close to tray'
461 When the 'Close to tray' option is used the Window Manager's hotkey
462 and [X] button will hide the window instead of closing it - closing
463 CM can be done using the tray icon menu or the /File menu.
464 Clicking the trayicon now raises the window to current desktop when
465 it was either minimized or shaded, or when it was on another desktop.
467 * Added support for non ISO-8859-1 compatible locales to the Actions
468 scripts freshmeat_search.pl, google_search.pl and multiwebsearch.pl.
470 * Renamed the maildir2claws-mail.pl script to kmail-mailbox2claws-mail.pl
471 and updated it to work with newer versions of Kmail.
473 * Added thunderbird-filters-convertor.pl script, which converts
474 thunderbird filter rules to Claws filter rules.
476 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Czech, Finnish,
477 French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Serbian, Simplified Chinese,
478 Slovak and Spanish translations.
483 * Added command line equivalent options:
485 -q and --quit for --exit
487 "Unknown option" is now printed when unknown command line options
490 * The wizard for configuration migration, (Sylpheed-Claws to Claws
491 Mail), now has the option to save or not save a backup of the old
492 configuration folder.
494 * The configuration wizard is now re-run if it was previously
498 o bug 1100, 'Highlighted e-mail data not visible when color
500 o bug 1101, '"Load plugin" button is accidentally hidden'
501 o bug 1102, 'claws-mail-2.7.1 makes use of deprecated ldap
503 o IMAP: fixed crash when connect command doesn't exist.
504 o IMAP: better folder checking when an IMAP directory is set.
505 o IMAP: Never remove INBOX when scanning for new folders.
506 It's a special folder that must exist.
507 o fix vertical scrollbar jumping back to the top when 'Check
508 for new folders' is used.
509 o fix sensitivity issues of Mark as Spam/Ham context menus.
510 o fix potential crashes in the address book's embedded 'Edit
511 person' dialogue, and fix conflicting copy/paste menu
513 o Reflect change of Font configuration in the Header view
515 o fix handling of empty values in attach_load_directory and
516 attach_save_directory clawsrc options.
517 o fix 2nd-run loss and new configuration loss of filtering
518 rules on configuration migration.
519 o Bogofilter plugin: fix sensitivity of "Insert X-Bogosity
526 o bug 1095, 'Crash while changing folder columns during
528 o bug 1098, 'bogus last row display after expanding a thread'
529 o fix a few annoyances when choosing keys for the CMS (S/MIME)
531 o fix updating of the mime parts
532 o fix Forwarding msgs with attachments that have dos line
534 o strip S/MIME signatures when re-editing S/MIME signed
536 o fix body search starting at the end of the mail (and asking
538 o fix Enter in search windows
539 o fix dbus-related crash in the the GTK+ file selector.
540 o IMAP: fix recursion when server lists the current subfolder
542 o IMAP: get rid of the previous mailimap when connecting, just
543 in case disconnect was unclean
544 o IMAP: make sure we don't use an old socket when reconnecting
550 * The --select option can now also select emails by Message-ID
552 * Attaching files from 'mailto:' URIs (&attach=...) is now possible.
553 A dialog is displayed to make sure that the user is aware that the
554 mail will contain attachments
556 * 'New Message format' has been added to the Compose/Writing options,
557 this works like the Quote format and the same symbols are supported
559 * Reworked the About dialog, including the addition of a new page,
560 'Features', which indicates which of the optional features are
561 compiled in and which are not. A 'Release Notes' page was also
564 * Added history combo for all search fields (message and text)
566 * The 'mark_as_read_delay' option is not hidden anymore and can be
567 found in Configuration/Preferences/Summaries
569 * Added global and per-folder preferences to set the default
572 * Allow spell-checking to use both current and alternate dictionaries
574 * Added an hidden option 'addressbook_use_editaddress_dialog' to
575 embed the contact editor in the addressbook window in contrast to
578 * Added a hidden option 'unsafe_ssl_certs', to allow storing
579 multiple SSL certificates for a given server/port. You will be
580 asked to accept unknown certificates. Unchecking this option will
581 require you to re-accept previously known certificates
583 * Allow copying of folders between mailboxes
585 * Better automatic account selection for mailing lists (searches for
586 the email address in the Delivered-To header also)
588 * Made the "Synchronise" menu item inactive when there's nothing to
591 * Use Message font in Writing and Quoting preferences, as well as in
594 * Added more HTML symbols to the html to text converter
596 * Save the addressbook's window size on closing
598 * Better checks for syntax errors are applied to Templates and Quote
601 * Added a check to avoid trying to use a non-existent folder as
604 * Enable setting SSL via STARTTLS from the set-up wizard
606 * Added handling of ":port" in server addresses in the set-up wizard
607 to specify a port to connect to
609 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to print the X-Claws-Bogosity
610 header in emails handled by the Bogofilter plugin (in MH folders
613 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to whitelist senders found in
616 * Bogofilter plugin: Allow storing of Unsure mails in a specific
617 folder to make better teaching easier
619 * Bogofilter plugin: Improved GUI interaction while Bogofilter is
622 * TrayIcon plugin: added an "Email from account/..." submenu
624 * updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Catalan, Finnish,
625 French, Italian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, and Spanish
631 * First release as Claws Mail
634 o bug 1053, 'SC fails to reestablish a secure connection'
635 o bug 1054, 'Slowness logging big data chunks'
636 o bug 1057, 'crash on sending s signed message to a
638 o bug 1060, 'compilation error with Irix's cc'
639 o bug 1061, 'crash on opening signed email'
640 o bug 1066, 'Incorrect mailbox size displayed'
641 o bug 1069, 'Sent mails disappear, BCC or locking problem?'
642 o fix Reply To/Mailing list from the menu
643 o forbid drag and drop from/to different folders of type
645 o src/ssl_manager.c: fix possible infinite loop
646 o fix Options/Reply mode after draft save
647 o obey always_show_msg option when marking as spam
648 o fix spelling menu when replying
649 o don't change the From column title to To if the To column
651 o fix the wrong recipient being selected when replying to a
652 msg which is From one of our accounts To another of our
654 o fix crash on combining mark_as_read_delay with Hide Read
656 o create ~/.mailcap if it doesn't exist
662 * Final release as Sylpheed-Claws
664 * libetpan 0.48 or greater is now required for IMAP support.
666 * The Compose window now has an /Options/Reply mode/ menu. This
667 enables changing the recipients of a reply on the fly.
669 * QuickSearch now has a type-ahead option for fast searches.
671 * Extra symbols are now available for the Quote parser, your name,
672 your email address, the account name, and the organization.
674 * In the Folder Properties, it is now possible to test the regular
675 expression used in the Simplify Subject RegExp option.
677 * GSSAPI support has been added for IMAP.
679 * UIDPLUS support has been added for IMAP.
681 * A Stop button has been added for Message Body searches, enabling
682 cancelling of a running search. This is available in '/Edit/Search
683 Folder...' and '/Edit/Find in current message...'.
685 * libSM support has been added. This enables communication with the
686 session manager, so that it is known when the session ends, in
687 order to save the caches, and draft any messages currently being
690 * Support for Address Book Groups has been added to the Compose
691 window's automatic address completion.
693 * a new hidden option has been added, 'respect_flowed_format'. This
694 follows RFC3676 with regard to a message part with a Content-Type
695 that includes 'format=flowed' and 'delsp=yes'. This will cause some
696 mails to have long lines, but will fix some URLs that would
697 otherwise be wrapped. By default it is turned off.
699 * Basic key import/export has been added to the PGP plugins. When
700 generating a new key pair you can export the public key to a key
701 server. When selecting the signature part of a message, if the key
702 is not on your keyring, you will be asked if you want to attempt
703 to import it from a keyserver.
705 * The TrayIcon now displays 'offline' status.
707 * More window sizes and placements are remembered across sessions.
709 * tools/fix_date.sh: Switches to replace non RFC-compliant Date:
710 value, and to use strict RFC matching patterns for dates have been
713 * Several optimisations have been made.
720 o Fix redirecting of sent mails
721 o Fix Go to Next * after applying Preferences
722 o Fix quote-folding when emails don't convert cleanly to
729 o bug 1034, 'Incorrect display of size field in message view'
735 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
736 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
737 o fix building with --disable-nls
738 o remove tabs in Subject string
743 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
746 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
748 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
750 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
751 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
757 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
758 o Crash in partial downloading
763 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
765 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
766 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
769 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
770 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
771 slowness or duplicated messages.
776 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
778 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
780 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
782 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
784 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
785 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
787 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
788 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
789 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
791 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
792 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
793 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
795 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
797 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
800 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
801 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
803 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
805 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
806 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
807 the Message and Folder lists.
808 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
810 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
813 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
814 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
816 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
819 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
821 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
824 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
825 matches exactly, it is automatically used
827 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
829 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
831 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
834 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
835 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
836 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
838 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
839 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
841 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
844 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
846 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
848 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
851 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
854 * Claws Mail' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
855 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
857 * Several GUI improvements.
859 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
861 * Logging has been improved.
863 * improved sizing of some widgets
865 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
867 * The manuals have been updated
869 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
871 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
874 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
880 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
881 setting of the man directory location
883 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
884 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
885 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
887 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
889 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
891 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
893 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
894 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
895 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
898 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
899 their text label in the message body
901 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
903 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
906 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
909 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
910 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
912 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
913 'Other' page of the preferences.
915 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
916 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
919 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
922 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
923 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
925 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
928 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
929 Message View, where it was useless
931 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
932 combo when editing accounts
934 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
937 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
939 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
941 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
942 searching sub-folders)
944 * Faster send on IMAP
946 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
948 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
950 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
952 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
954 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
956 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
958 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
960 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
963 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
965 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
967 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
968 when switching to Online mode
970 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
971 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
974 * The Claws Mail logo has been updated
981 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
983 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
985 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
987 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
990 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
992 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
993 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
995 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
997 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
1002 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
1003 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
1005 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
1007 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
1009 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
1010 choosing the account to use
1012 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
1013 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
1014 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
1016 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
1018 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
1021 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
1022 folder has been added.
1024 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
1025 subject, in addition to standard headers.
1027 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
1028 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
1030 * Optimised large folder reading
1032 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
1034 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
1036 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
1038 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
1040 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
1042 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
1044 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
1046 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
1048 * The user manual has been updated
1050 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
1058 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
1066 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
1069 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
1072 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
1079 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
1081 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
1083 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
1085 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
1087 * Fixed some compiler warnings
1089 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
1091 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
1093 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
1096 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
1098 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
1100 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
1103 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
1104 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
1105 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
1108 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
1111 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
1113 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
1117 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
1120 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
1121 transport wasn't reselected
1123 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
1125 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
1128 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
1129 return-path email adress being different)
1131 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
1132 locking causing dataloss)
1137 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
1138 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
1140 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
1142 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
1144 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
1145 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
1147 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
1148 a pink/red background.
1150 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
1153 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
1154 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Claws Mail',
1157 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
1159 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
1160 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
1161 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
1163 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
1164 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
1165 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
1167 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
1168 the same way as the Message View.
1170 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
1171 expiration date is shown.
1173 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
1174 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
1177 * LDAPS support has been added.
1179 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
1180 translations are now also included.
1187 * The Preferences config file, ~/.claws-mail/sylpheedrc, is now
1188 stored with UTF-8 encoding
1193 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
1194 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
1196 * Support for the Face header has been added,
1197 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
1199 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
1200 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
1202 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
1203 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
1205 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
1208 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
1211 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
1214 * A long search can now be cancelled.
1216 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
1217 automatically changed to the To column.
1219 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
1220 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
1222 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
1223 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
1224 and to give them each a label.
1226 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
1227 dictionary' has been added.
1229 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
1230 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
1232 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
1233 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
1235 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
1237 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
1238 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
1239 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
1240 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
1243 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
1245 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
1247 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
1250 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
1251 articles from newscache/
1253 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
1254 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
1256 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
1257 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
1258 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
1259 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
1260 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
1262 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
1263 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
1265 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
1266 tree into Claws Mail, tools/tbird2syl.py
1271 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
1273 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
1275 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
1277 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
1278 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
1280 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
1282 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
1283 Calling claws-mail --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
1284 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
1285 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
1286 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
1288 * claws-mail email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
1290 * claws-mail proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
1292 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
1294 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
1296 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
1299 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
1300 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
1302 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
1303 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
1305 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
1307 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
1308 alphabetically ordered.
1310 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
1312 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
1313 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
1316 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
1317 background for greater visibility.
1319 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
1322 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
1323 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
1325 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
1327 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
1330 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
1331 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
1333 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
1334 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
1335 requirements are matched.
1337 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
1340 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
1342 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
1344 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
1345 licence has been added.
1347 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
1349 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
1350 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
1351 to Claws filtering rules.
1356 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
1357 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
1359 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
1360 functions were fixed.
1363 Signature checking is now non-blocking
1365 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
1367 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'claws-mail'
1372 * The binary is now 'claws-mail' and not 'sylpheed'
1374 * The default config dir is now '~/.claws-mail'. The user will
1375 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
1376 options to this new directory.
1378 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
1381 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
1384 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
1385 to the text/plain part.
1386 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
1387 key C to perform the signature check.
1388 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
1389 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
1390 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
1392 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
1393 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
1395 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
1397 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
1400 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
1402 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
1403 by the icon of the parent folder.
1406 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
1407 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
1409 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
1411 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
1412 the To header has also been set.
1414 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
1417 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
1419 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
1420 presented if no command was found for the file type.
1422 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
1423 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
1424 X-Face in messageview'.
1426 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
1428 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
1429 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
1430 sender' still work like before.
1432 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
1433 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
1435 * The About window has been reworked.
1440 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
1442 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
1445 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
1447 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
1450 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
1453 * the description windows are now non-modal
1455 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
1457 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
1458 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
1460 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
1461 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
1462 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
1464 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
1465 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
1467 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
1468 subject as the window title.
1470 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
1473 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
1474 Attachment pane is now possible
1476 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
1478 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
1479 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
1481 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
1482 when composing a message
1487 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
1488 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
1489 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
1490 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
1492 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
1494 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
1496 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
1497 now derived from the normal font.
1499 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
1500 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
1502 * Many improvements to the Address book.
1504 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
1505 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
1507 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
1510 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
1512 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
1514 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
1515 the removal of the toolbar handles.
1517 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
1518 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
1520 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
1522 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
1525 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
1528 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
1530 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
1532 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
1533 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
1536 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
1537 Use Claws Mail icon and the text 'Claws Mail' in the menu,
1538 use kdialog during installation
1543 * add GPGME 1.x support.
1545 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
1547 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
1549 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
1551 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
1553 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
1555 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
1557 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
1558 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
1560 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
1562 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
1565 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
1566 clipboards in the Compose window
1568 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
1570 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
1573 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
1575 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
1577 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
1580 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
1581 'textview_cursor_visible'
1583 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
1584 'Edit accounts' dialogue
1586 * New Claws Mail icons have been added, and the default
1587 application icon is now set.
1589 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
1595 * improved IMAP support
1597 * Performance increases
1599 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
1600 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
1601 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
1602 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
1603 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
1605 * new style configuration options interface.
1608 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
1610 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
1612 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
1614 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
1616 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
1619 * Hebrew encodings have been added
1621 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
1623 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
1625 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
1631 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
1637 * Inline image display
1639 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
1640 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
1642 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
1643 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
1645 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
1647 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
1649 * Support for GBK encoding
1651 * New logo in About window
1653 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
1654 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
1655 see tools/README for details
1661 Initial GTK2 release
1663 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2