1 Changes of the Claws Mail GTK2 branch
6 * Several GUI improvements
7 The colour preferences have been split into tabs.
8 Improve the way 'Find in current message' search results are
9 shown by vertically centering the selected text in the
11 Improvements to the 'List URIs' dialogue.
12 Filtering/Processing Match Type dialogue has been reworked.
13 Several other layout improvements.
15 * Several address book improvements
16 Added Custom Attributes, which can be edited from
17 '/Tools/Edit custom attributes...' and are used from the
18 'Name' drop down list on the 'Edit Person Details' dialogue.
19 Always add a new contact if any value is set, instead of
20 silently rejecting it when an email address is not set.
21 Better guessing of contact name from incomplete name
23 Better display of contacts that have no name set, in contact
24 lists, group contents, find duplicate results.
25 Error messages don't show in the status bar anymore, alert
26 panels are used instead.
27 Several other GUI improvements.
29 * Added optional Tooltips to the Message List. This is enabled by the
30 'Show tooltips' option on the '/Display/Summaries' Preferences page
31 and is only possible with GTK+ >= 2.12
33 * Much improved handling of Return Receipts, both outgoing and
36 * Added the option to use the system defaults for External Programs
37 preferences on the '/Message View/External Programs' page.
39 * Added "select first email in list" to the list of possible
40 selections in the 'Set default selection on entering a folder'
41 options on the '/Display/Summaries' preferences page.
43 * IMAP: Added IMAP tags support. (Note: 'Bandwidth-efficient' mode
44 prevents fetching of tags.)
46 * IMAP: Optimised flag handling and message copying.
48 * Improved printed page layout for built-in GTK+ printing
49 Bold fonts are now used where appropriate and a demarcation
50 between header and body has been added.
52 * Optimised filtering on flags/tags changes.
54 * MAEMO: Added LED flashing for new mail alerts
56 * MAEMO: Made all of the left of column in the Folder List a hotspot
57 for expanding/collapsing the tree.
62 Non-blocking NNTP has been implemented. NNTP support is now provided
63 by and depends upon libetpan
65 GnuTLS support has been implemented as an alternative to OpenSSL.
66 [./configure --enable-gnutls]
68 A run-time alternative configuration directory switch has been added,
69 [claws-mail --alternate-config-dir DIR]
71 Tags: Added tag alphabetical sorting and unified the dialogues.
73 Edit accounts dialogue: The 'default account' (D) column has been
74 removed, instead the default account is indicated by use of
77 Templates: Added ability to attach files using |attach{filename}.
78 Templates options are now presented in a tabbed layout.
80 Address Book: Added duplicate finder, '/Tools/Find duplicates'.
81 It is now possible to set an image for each contact. Pictures
82 from a contact's Face or X-Face will be automatically set
83 when available. The contact's image will be automatically
84 displayed in the message view or header pane if the message
85 has no Face or X-Face header.
87 '/View/Character encoding' submenus are now grouped together
89 GTK+ built-in print support is now used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
90 libgnomeprint will never be used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
92 Reinstated 'Generate Message-ID' option as an Account preference. It
93 is hidden on IMAP accounts, because Message-IDs are needed on
94 servers that don't implement the UIDPLUS extension.
96 Toolbar preferences: Improved dialogue.
98 Compose window: the number of attachments is now shown in the tab's
101 Attachments: When opening attachments with 'Open' or 'Open with...'
102 the temporary files are now saved as read-only. A hidden
103 preference has been added, 'save_parts_readwrite', which
104 permits the previous behaviour.
106 IMAP: Added a button on the Folder Properties General page to allow
107 users to discard local caches.
108 Added much better error handling.
109 Fetching of cached mails has been heavily optimised.
111 LDAP: Added read-only support for jpegPhoto LDAP field
113 Bcc in commandline URIs has been added.
115 Dillo browser plugin: Address book based whitelisting for loading
116 remote images has been added.
118 SpamAssassin plugin: Address book based whitelisting has been added.
120 MAEMO: Maemo 4.0 (Chinook) build enabled.
122 MAEMO: Removed some useless tooltips.
124 tools/csv2addressbook.pl
125 a new script that imports a CSV formatted address book. Becky
126 and Thunderbird address book are currently supported.
132 o bug 1320, 'Memory leak caused by gtk_container_get_children'
133 o bug 1321, 'access before allocation when scanning for uris'
134 o bug 1324, 'Corrupted IMAP cache'
135 o bug 1327, 'segfault when replying to a non-existent news
137 o bug 1329, 'error in quicksearch.c'
138 o bug 1334, 'user defined mail incorporation script not run'
139 o bug 1336, 'Segfault if empty space before search-string'
140 o bug 1337, 'Crash on removing uncached emails'
141 o Prevent unquoted mime boundaries, by always using a /
142 o Remove unnecessary error when cancelling export to mbox.
143 o MAEMO: make all Folder Properties pages visible
144 o MAEMO: fix overlapping buttons in Edit Accounts page
151 o bug 1308, 'Claws deletes folderlist.xml after fetching mail
152 short after start-up'
153 o bug 1311, 'Wrong arrow position while moving message into
154 folder when column headers hidden'
155 o fix build without USE_LDAP_TLS
156 o Accounts list: fix "Local" protocol not shown when
158 o Tags: fixed issues with tags with spaces, and renaming tags
159 o Accounts list: Show protocol "SMTP" and the appropriate
160 server for send-only accounts
161 o Accounts list: show "-" instead of "" when no value is
163 o do not allow locked msgs to be deleted, even by filtering
165 o Show error message in the GUI if image can't be loaded
166 o Remove Generate Message-ID option. We need this on some
168 o Maemo: distinguish various statusbar messages,
169 in order to display only the most important.
170 o Maemo: fix statusbar/window mismatch
171 o Maemo: fix scrolling to cursor
177 * Claws Mail is now licensed under GPLv3 or later.
180 Tags are arbitrary labels that can be applied to messages. It is
181 possible to create, edit, remove Tags; apply them to mails;
182 filter on Tags or Tag presence; apply or unset Tags via Filtering
183 actions; reference Tags in reply Templates.
185 * Threads can now be sorted by most recent message
186 /View/Sort/By thread date
188 * Added "/View/Show or Hide/Column headers"
190 * Added 'watch thread' feature
192 * Enabled the running of folder Processing rules on demand
194 * Added options to stop/enable writing logs to disc, see Logging
197 * IMAP and News: Implement age-based caching: allow the specifying
198 of a threshold for the offline synchronisation feature, and whether
199 old cached bodies should be removed. Accessible from the Folder
202 * IMAP: Made multiple copy, (in the same IMAP account), faster by
203 matching source/destination message UIDs.
205 * LDAP: Ability to edit all Person attributes
207 * Nicer layout of the message part icons
209 * Speed up and clean up rendering of larger msgs
211 * Use progress bar when sending messages
213 * Made mainwindow's /Help/Manual point to the remote copy if the
214 local copy doesn't exist
216 * Replaced some deprecated widgets
218 * Enabled changing the emphasis color used to highlight the
219 newsreader/x-mailer header value when it matches our preferred
220 mail agent, (hidden pref 'emphasis_color' added to clawsrc).
222 * tools/mew2claws-mail.pl
223 Added new script that imports a Mew address book
225 * tools/popfile-link.sh
226 Added a new script that will open selected messages in
227 POPFile control center, in order to change the message
232 * Check that Dillo's installed when loading the Dillo Browser
235 * Maemo improvements:
236 o Automatically choose the correct application
238 o Better way to notify of new mails
239 o Destroy messageview after trashing mail
241 o Better toolbars, removal of CTree headers
242 o Add a specific icon to go back to folder list
243 o Improvements to the Wizard, About and icon legend dialogues
244 o add an easy way to store data (mails and IMAP/NNTP caches)
245 on one of the SD cards, and protect against unmounts if
247 o plug the online/offline system into maemo's interfaces to
248 have Claws automatically switch according to the system
249 status (on IT OS 2007)
250 o use HildonBanners to display status messages
251 o force layout to be Small screen
252 o put the progress bar in the toolbar
258 * libetpan 0.49 is now required for IMAP support
260 * Added "From, To or Subject" to the QuickSearch types.
262 * Added handling of the 'a' key to loop through a mail's MIME parts.
264 * In the Compose window "Add to address book" has been added to the
265 context menu of the sender and recipient fields.
267 * Implemented a proper References filtering condition.
269 * Added the possibility to cancel receiving in IMAP accounts.
271 * Made offline synchronisation faster.
273 * Added an alternate way to fetch flags on IMAP, which improves
274 performance with some servers, (like Exchange).
275 See "Bandwidth-efficient mode" in IMAP accounts' Receive
278 * Allow manual sorting of Templates.
280 * Templates improvements: easier syntax, add some useful variables.
282 * Implemented per-account and per-folder compose/reply/forward
285 * Added a QuickSearch option to automatically run a search selected
288 * Made the Summaries Preferemces page "when entering a folder..."
289 options fully customisable.
291 * Added an "Open last opened folder at startup" option to the
292 Summaries page in the Prerferences.
294 * Changed the Preference "Only mark as read when opened in new
295 window" on the Summaries page to "Only mark as read when opened
296 in new window, or replied to".
298 * Allow disabling mail filtering plugins on a per-account
301 * Added an option to the Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins to
302 enable marking saved spam as Read.
304 * Added a warning about encryption limits, which can be disabled.
306 * Removed the "Download all" preference from POP3 accounts; it
307 was useless and confusing.
309 * Re-organized some Preferences page.
311 * Replaced the tabbed layout in Account Preferences with pages.
313 * Renamed 'Protocol Log' to 'Network Log'
315 * Added a few cursor improvments while Claws is busy.
317 * Added support for CRLF in headers of messages.
319 * Added support for a few more date formats (RFC3339 subsets).
321 * The keypad's Enter key now does the same as the Return key.
323 * Improved LDIF import, better error handling, UI cleanup.
325 * LDAP write support has been added.
327 * Use Hildon's file chooser on Maemo.
333 * Added a printer icon.
336 o bug 1187, 'Reply-to addressee disappears when reply-to text
337 box is clicked...' (Maemo)
338 o bug 1190, 'dir_open' button doesn't work' (Maemo)
339 o bug 1193, 'Need a way to multi-select items'
340 o bug 1194, 'Hardware keys move from email list to account/
341 directory list, but not back to email list...'
343 o bug 1196, 'Edit>Select All doesn't work' (Maemo)
344 o bug 1198, 'Reply-all "disappearing" address bug
346 o bug 1200, 'Add option to always retrieve full messages'
347 o bug 1209, 'Clicking on address in header (mailto uri)
348 selects default account'
349 o bug 1211, 'Offline dialog message bugs/annoyances...'
350 o Don't reflect accounts changes to the mainwindow when it's
352 o Fix double fetching of mails if first try failed
353 o Fix a crash in textview
354 o Fix changing quicksearch type (after Esc, after changing
356 o tools/uudec Fix missing dash to `display` command-line
362 o Fix for CVE-2007-1558 (APOP)
363 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1558
366 o Fix bug 1185, 'Pluginwindow's [X] button doesn't save'
367 o Fix encoding woes wrt saving of mails and parts
373 The Maemo port touches several areas: using the correct APIs for
374 a good integration, adding of a new layout suited for small
375 screens, Maemo-specific default preferences changes, Maemo-specific
376 GUI improvements, etc.
378 * Added more customisable colour labels
380 * Added 'Mark as spam', 'Mark as ham', and 'Add to address book'
383 * Added a new Quote Format symbol, %A, to insert the sender's email
386 * Changed the option to display unread message counts next to folder
387 names: it is now possible to display the total count of messages
388 too. Configurable from Display/Summaries
390 * If Claws Mail is already running on another display, attempting to
391 start it will mention that instead of popping up the window on the
394 * Added debugging of filtering/processing rules. Configurable from
395 Other/Logging options page
397 * Added handling of the contextual menu key in compose windows and
400 * Added a "pulsing" progressbar in the label window used when
401 rebuilding folder tree, etc, in order to show activity
403 * Improved "Offline mode override" dialogue to avoid asking
404 repeatedly, but still ask on explicit user actions
406 * Improved the creation of POP/Local accounts when no MH mailbox
407 exist: create the default one
409 * Write folderlist directly after adding/deleting accounts that have
412 * Added logging IMAP ALERTs as errors in the log
414 * Added a way for MimeViewer plugins to implement search in a part's
417 * Updated, added and replaced some icons
419 * Added display of any LDAP specified Search attributes
421 * Added 'telephoneNumber' in the default LDAP list of attributes
423 * Updated the Face header in the welcome message
425 * Added the option to minimize to tray in the Trayicon plugin
427 * Added a wrapper to mairix in the tools folder, tools/mailrix.sh
429 * Added a script which enables inserting files into the message body
430 of a new Compose window from the command line,
431 tools/claws-mail-compose-insert-files.pl
433 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, French, German,
434 Hungarian, Polish,Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
441 o bug 1129, '"local mbox file" account isn't retrieving
443 o bug 1135, 'cm-segfault on decrypting with PGP/inline'
444 o bug 1136, 'Crash in group address completion'
445 * Fix "After receiving new mail, go to inbox" on IMAP, and
446 restrict it to manual fetching only
447 * Fix alertpanel.h only included in #ifdef HAVE_LIBETPAN
448 * Fix return value without libetpan
449 * Use gtk_window_set_role instead of gtk_window_set_wmclass
450 * Fix mime/globs path on NetBSD
455 * Removed 'Separate Folder tree' and 'Separate Message View' and put
456 new layouts in place of it, 'Standard', 'Three columns', 'Wide
457 message' and 'Wide message list'. Accessible from /View/Layout.
459 * Added IMAP subscriptions
460 Creating a new folder subscribes it. Deleting a folder unsubscribes
461 it. "Creating" an existing but unsubscribed folder will subscribe
462 it. By default, for new accounts, only subscribed folders are shown.
463 A contextual menu item has been added, /Subscriptions, which allows
464 switching the display between All folders and Subscribed folders
465 only. It also enables the subscribing and unsubscribing of folders.
467 * Added the option 'Enable customisable menu shortcuts' to the
468 'Other' preferences page. Turning this off locks the current hot
469 keys, preventing accidental changes.
471 * Added icons for application/pdf, application/pgp-signature,
472 application/postscript and text/calendar.
474 * Added /Tools/List URIs
475 Enables opening any or all of the URIs contained in the currently
478 * Added 'spam flag' to the Filtering and Processing Match Types.
480 * Removed the 'Composing messages exist' dialogue on exit. Instead
481 opened messages are automatically saved to drafts, and re-opened at
484 * Added handling of local URIs, (file:///...), from the --attach
487 * Added Account options for spellcheck default dictionaries.
489 * Added 'Edit/Delete thread'.
491 * Added an option 'Ask about account specific filtering rules...' to
492 the 'Other' page, which was previously a hidden option.
494 * Some preferences have been re-arranged:
495 Moved the 'Ask before emptying trash' option on the 'Other' page
496 outside of the 'On exit' frame as it's not only an 'On exit' option.
497 Moved 'Never send Return Receipts' from 'Other' to 'Sending' page.
498 Moved keybinding preferences to the 'Other' page.
499 Added 'mousepad' to the list of text editors on the 'External
502 * Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins: Enabled moving spam mail to the
503 Account's Trash folder instead of default Trash folder.
505 * ClamAV plugin: updated for the upstream changes in libclamav, whilst
506 maintaining compatibility with older version of libclamav.
508 * GPG Plugins: Added an option 'Use gpg-agent to manage passwords' to
509 GPG page of the common preferences. Fixes annoyances with distro-
510 installed gpg-agent, when no pinentry program is installed, and the
511 user is at a loss on why "decryption failed". It can be turned off
512 to bypass gpg-agent. The option is disabled if gpg-agent is not
515 * TrayIcon plugin: Added 'Hide at startup' and 'Close to tray'
517 When the 'Close to tray' option is used the Window Manager's hotkey
518 and [X] button will hide the window instead of closing it - closing
519 CM can be done using the tray icon menu or the /File menu.
520 Clicking the trayicon now raises the window to current desktop when
521 it was either minimized or shaded, or when it was on another desktop.
523 * Added support for non ISO-8859-1 compatible locales to the Actions
524 scripts freshmeat_search.pl, google_search.pl and multiwebsearch.pl.
526 * Renamed the maildir2claws-mail.pl script to kmail-mailbox2claws-mail.pl
527 and updated it to work with newer versions of Kmail.
529 * Added thunderbird-filters-convertor.pl script, which converts
530 thunderbird filter rules to Claws filter rules.
532 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Czech, Finnish,
533 French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Serbian, Simplified Chinese,
534 Slovak and Spanish translations.
539 * Added command line equivalent options:
541 -q and --quit for --exit
543 "Unknown option" is now printed when unknown command line options
546 * The wizard for configuration migration, (Sylpheed-Claws to Claws
547 Mail), now has the option to save or not save a backup of the old
548 configuration folder.
550 * The configuration wizard is now re-run if it was previously
554 o bug 1100, 'Highlighted e-mail data not visible when color
556 o bug 1101, '"Load plugin" button is accidentally hidden'
557 o bug 1102, 'claws-mail-2.7.1 makes use of deprecated ldap
559 o IMAP: fixed crash when connect command doesn't exist.
560 o IMAP: better folder checking when an IMAP directory is set.
561 o IMAP: Never remove INBOX when scanning for new folders.
562 It's a special folder that must exist.
563 o fix vertical scrollbar jumping back to the top when 'Check
564 for new folders' is used.
565 o fix sensitivity issues of Mark as Spam/Ham context menus.
566 o fix potential crashes in the address book's embedded 'Edit
567 person' dialogue, and fix conflicting copy/paste menu
569 o Reflect change of Font configuration in the Header view
571 o fix handling of empty values in attach_load_directory and
572 attach_save_directory clawsrc options.
573 o fix 2nd-run loss and new configuration loss of filtering
574 rules on configuration migration.
575 o Bogofilter plugin: fix sensitivity of "Insert X-Bogosity
582 o bug 1095, 'Crash while changing folder columns during
584 o bug 1098, 'bogus last row display after expanding a thread'
585 o fix a few annoyances when choosing keys for the CMS (S/MIME)
587 o fix updating of the mime parts
588 o fix Forwarding msgs with attachments that have dos line
590 o strip S/MIME signatures when re-editing S/MIME signed
592 o fix body search starting at the end of the mail (and asking
594 o fix Enter in search windows
595 o fix dbus-related crash in the the GTK+ file selector.
596 o IMAP: fix recursion when server lists the current subfolder
598 o IMAP: get rid of the previous mailimap when connecting, just
599 in case disconnect was unclean
600 o IMAP: make sure we don't use an old socket when reconnecting
606 * The --select option can now also select emails by Message-ID
608 * Attaching files from 'mailto:' URIs (&attach=...) is now possible.
609 A dialog is displayed to make sure that the user is aware that the
610 mail will contain attachments
612 * 'New Message format' has been added to the Compose/Writing options,
613 this works like the Quote format and the same symbols are supported
615 * Reworked the About dialog, including the addition of a new page,
616 'Features', which indicates which of the optional features are
617 compiled in and which are not. A 'Release Notes' page was also
620 * Added history combo for all search fields (message and text)
622 * The 'mark_as_read_delay' option is not hidden anymore and can be
623 found in Configuration/Preferences/Summaries
625 * Added global and per-folder preferences to set the default
628 * Allow spell-checking to use both current and alternate dictionaries
630 * Added an hidden option 'addressbook_use_editaddress_dialog' to
631 embed the contact editor in the addressbook window in contrast to
634 * Added a hidden option 'unsafe_ssl_certs', to allow storing
635 multiple SSL certificates for a given server/port. You will be
636 asked to accept unknown certificates. Unchecking this option will
637 require you to re-accept previously known certificates
639 * Allow copying of folders between mailboxes
641 * Better automatic account selection for mailing lists (searches for
642 the email address in the Delivered-To header also)
644 * Made the "Synchronise" menu item inactive when there's nothing to
647 * Use Message font in Writing and Quoting preferences, as well as in
650 * Added more HTML symbols to the html to text converter
652 * Save the addressbook's window size on closing
654 * Better checks for syntax errors are applied to Templates and Quote
657 * Added a check to avoid trying to use a non-existent folder as
660 * Enable setting SSL via STARTTLS from the set-up wizard
662 * Added handling of ":port" in server addresses in the set-up wizard
663 to specify a port to connect to
665 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to print the X-Claws-Bogosity
666 header in emails handled by the Bogofilter plugin (in MH folders
669 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to whitelist senders found in
672 * Bogofilter plugin: Allow storing of Unsure mails in a specific
673 folder to make better teaching easier
675 * Bogofilter plugin: Improved GUI interaction while Bogofilter is
678 * TrayIcon plugin: added an "Email from account/..." submenu
680 * updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Catalan, Finnish,
681 French, Italian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, and Spanish
687 * First release as Claws Mail
690 o bug 1053, 'SC fails to reestablish a secure connection'
691 o bug 1054, 'Slowness logging big data chunks'
692 o bug 1057, 'crash on sending s signed message to a
694 o bug 1060, 'compilation error with Irix's cc'
695 o bug 1061, 'crash on opening signed email'
696 o bug 1066, 'Incorrect mailbox size displayed'
697 o bug 1069, 'Sent mails disappear, BCC or locking problem?'
698 o fix Reply To/Mailing list from the menu
699 o forbid drag and drop from/to different folders of type
701 o src/ssl_manager.c: fix possible infinite loop
702 o fix Options/Reply mode after draft save
703 o obey always_show_msg option when marking as spam
704 o fix spelling menu when replying
705 o don't change the From column title to To if the To column
707 o fix the wrong recipient being selected when replying to a
708 msg which is From one of our accounts To another of our
710 o fix crash on combining mark_as_read_delay with Hide Read
712 o create ~/.mailcap if it doesn't exist
718 * Final release as Sylpheed-Claws
720 * libetpan 0.48 or greater is now required for IMAP support.
722 * The Compose window now has an /Options/Reply mode/ menu. This
723 enables changing the recipients of a reply on the fly.
725 * QuickSearch now has a type-ahead option for fast searches.
727 * Extra symbols are now available for the Quote parser, your name,
728 your email address, the account name, and the organization.
730 * In the Folder Properties, it is now possible to test the regular
731 expression used in the Simplify Subject RegExp option.
733 * GSSAPI support has been added for IMAP.
735 * UIDPLUS support has been added for IMAP.
737 * A Stop button has been added for Message Body searches, enabling
738 cancelling of a running search. This is available in '/Edit/Search
739 Folder...' and '/Edit/Find in current message...'.
741 * libSM support has been added. This enables communication with the
742 session manager, so that it is known when the session ends, in
743 order to save the caches, and draft any messages currently being
746 * Support for Address Book Groups has been added to the Compose
747 window's automatic address completion.
749 * a new hidden option has been added, 'respect_flowed_format'. This
750 follows RFC3676 with regard to a message part with a Content-Type
751 that includes 'format=flowed' and 'delsp=yes'. This will cause some
752 mails to have long lines, but will fix some URLs that would
753 otherwise be wrapped. By default it is turned off.
755 * Basic key import/export has been added to the PGP plugins. When
756 generating a new key pair you can export the public key to a key
757 server. When selecting the signature part of a message, if the key
758 is not on your keyring, you will be asked if you want to attempt
759 to import it from a keyserver.
761 * The TrayIcon now displays 'offline' status.
763 * More window sizes and placements are remembered across sessions.
765 * tools/fix_date.sh: Switches to replace non RFC-compliant Date:
766 value, and to use strict RFC matching patterns for dates have been
769 * Several optimisations have been made.
776 o Fix redirecting of sent mails
777 o Fix Go to Next * after applying Preferences
778 o Fix quote-folding when emails don't convert cleanly to
785 o bug 1034, 'Incorrect display of size field in message view'
791 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
792 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
793 o fix building with --disable-nls
794 o remove tabs in Subject string
799 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
802 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
804 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
806 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
807 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
813 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
814 o Crash in partial downloading
819 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
821 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
822 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
825 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
826 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
827 slowness or duplicated messages.
832 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
834 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
836 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
838 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
840 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
841 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
843 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
844 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
845 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
847 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
848 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
849 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
851 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
853 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
856 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
857 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
859 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
861 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
862 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
863 the Message and Folder lists.
864 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
866 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
869 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
870 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
872 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
875 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
877 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
880 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
881 matches exactly, it is automatically used
883 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
885 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
887 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
890 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
891 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
892 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
894 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
895 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
897 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
900 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
902 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
904 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
907 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
910 * Claws Mail' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
911 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
913 * Several GUI improvements.
915 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
917 * Logging has been improved.
919 * improved sizing of some widgets
921 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
923 * The manuals have been updated
925 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
927 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
930 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
936 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
937 setting of the man directory location
939 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
940 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
941 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
943 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
945 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
947 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
949 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
950 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
951 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
954 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
955 their text label in the message body
957 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
959 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
962 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
965 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
966 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
968 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
969 'Other' page of the preferences.
971 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
972 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
975 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
978 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
979 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
981 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
984 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
985 Message View, where it was useless
987 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
988 combo when editing accounts
990 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
993 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
995 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
997 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
998 searching sub-folders)
1000 * Faster send on IMAP
1002 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
1004 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
1006 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
1008 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
1010 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
1012 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
1014 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
1016 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
1019 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
1021 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
1023 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
1024 when switching to Online mode
1026 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
1027 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
1030 * The Claws Mail logo has been updated
1037 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
1039 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
1041 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
1043 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
1044 backwards compatible
1046 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
1048 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
1049 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
1051 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
1053 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
1058 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
1059 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
1061 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
1063 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
1065 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
1066 choosing the account to use
1068 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
1069 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
1070 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
1072 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
1074 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
1077 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
1078 folder has been added.
1080 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
1081 subject, in addition to standard headers.
1083 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
1084 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
1086 * Optimised large folder reading
1088 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
1090 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
1092 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
1094 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
1096 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
1098 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
1100 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
1102 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
1104 * The user manual has been updated
1106 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
1114 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
1122 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
1125 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
1128 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
1135 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
1137 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
1139 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
1141 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
1143 * Fixed some compiler warnings
1145 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
1147 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
1149 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
1152 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
1154 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
1156 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
1159 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
1160 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
1161 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
1164 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
1167 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
1169 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
1173 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
1176 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
1177 transport wasn't reselected
1179 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
1181 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
1184 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
1185 return-path email adress being different)
1187 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
1188 locking causing dataloss)
1193 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
1194 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
1196 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
1198 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
1200 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
1201 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
1203 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
1204 a pink/red background.
1206 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
1209 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
1210 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Claws Mail',
1213 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
1215 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
1216 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
1217 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
1219 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
1220 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
1221 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
1223 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
1224 the same way as the Message View.
1226 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
1227 expiration date is shown.
1229 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
1230 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
1233 * LDAPS support has been added.
1235 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
1236 translations are now also included.
1243 * The Preferences config file, ~/.claws-mail/sylpheedrc, is now
1244 stored with UTF-8 encoding
1249 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
1250 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
1252 * Support for the Face header has been added,
1253 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
1255 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
1256 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
1258 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
1259 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
1261 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
1264 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
1267 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
1270 * A long search can now be cancelled.
1272 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
1273 automatically changed to the To column.
1275 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
1276 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
1278 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
1279 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
1280 and to give them each a label.
1282 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
1283 dictionary' has been added.
1285 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
1286 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
1288 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
1289 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
1291 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
1293 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
1294 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
1295 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
1296 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
1299 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
1301 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
1303 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
1306 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
1307 articles from newscache/
1309 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
1310 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
1312 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
1313 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
1314 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
1315 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
1316 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
1318 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
1319 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
1321 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
1322 tree into Claws Mail, tools/tbird2syl.py
1327 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
1329 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
1331 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
1333 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
1334 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
1336 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
1338 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
1339 Calling claws-mail --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
1340 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
1341 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
1342 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
1344 * claws-mail email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
1346 * claws-mail proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
1348 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
1350 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
1352 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
1355 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
1356 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
1358 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
1359 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
1361 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
1363 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
1364 alphabetically ordered.
1366 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
1368 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
1369 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
1372 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
1373 background for greater visibility.
1375 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
1378 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
1379 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
1381 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
1383 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
1386 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
1387 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
1389 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
1390 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
1391 requirements are matched.
1393 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
1396 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
1398 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
1400 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
1401 licence has been added.
1403 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
1405 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
1406 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
1407 to Claws filtering rules.
1412 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
1413 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
1415 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
1416 functions were fixed.
1419 Signature checking is now non-blocking
1421 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
1423 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'claws-mail'
1428 * The binary is now 'claws-mail' and not 'sylpheed'
1430 * The default config dir is now '~/.claws-mail'. The user will
1431 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
1432 options to this new directory.
1434 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
1437 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
1440 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
1441 to the text/plain part.
1442 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
1443 key C to perform the signature check.
1444 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
1445 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
1446 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
1448 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
1449 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
1451 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
1453 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
1456 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
1458 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
1459 by the icon of the parent folder.
1462 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
1463 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
1465 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
1467 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
1468 the To header has also been set.
1470 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
1473 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
1475 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
1476 presented if no command was found for the file type.
1478 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
1479 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
1480 X-Face in messageview'.
1482 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
1484 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
1485 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
1486 sender' still work like before.
1488 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
1489 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
1491 * The About window has been reworked.
1496 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
1498 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
1501 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
1503 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
1506 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
1509 * the description windows are now non-modal
1511 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
1513 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
1514 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
1516 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
1517 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
1518 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
1520 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
1521 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
1523 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
1524 subject as the window title.
1526 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
1529 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
1530 Attachment pane is now possible
1532 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
1534 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
1535 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
1537 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
1538 when composing a message
1543 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
1544 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
1545 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
1546 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
1548 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
1550 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
1552 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
1553 now derived from the normal font.
1555 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
1556 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
1558 * Many improvements to the Address book.
1560 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
1561 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
1563 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
1566 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
1568 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
1570 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
1571 the removal of the toolbar handles.
1573 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
1574 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
1576 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
1578 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
1581 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
1584 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
1586 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
1588 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
1589 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
1592 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
1593 Use Claws Mail icon and the text 'Claws Mail' in the menu,
1594 use kdialog during installation
1599 * add GPGME 1.x support.
1601 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
1603 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
1605 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
1607 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
1609 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
1611 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
1613 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
1614 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
1616 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
1618 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
1621 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
1622 clipboards in the Compose window
1624 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
1626 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
1629 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
1631 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
1633 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
1636 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
1637 'textview_cursor_visible'
1639 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
1640 'Edit accounts' dialogue
1642 * New Claws Mail icons have been added, and the default
1643 application icon is now set.
1645 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
1651 * improved IMAP support
1653 * Performance increases
1655 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
1656 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
1657 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
1658 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
1659 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
1661 * new style configuration options interface.
1664 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
1666 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
1668 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
1670 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
1672 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
1675 * Hebrew encodings have been added
1677 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
1679 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
1681 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
1687 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
1693 * Inline image display
1695 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
1696 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
1698 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
1699 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
1701 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
1703 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
1705 * Support for GBK encoding
1707 * New logo in About window
1709 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
1710 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
1711 see tools/README for details
1717 Initial GTK2 release
1719 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2