1 Changes of the Claws Mail GTK2 branch
6 * The name of the account is now included within the Network Log
7 output. (See enhancement request 2184)
9 * Right-clicking a message in the Message List no longer opens the
10 message. (See enhancement request 2353)
14 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, Hungarian,
15 Lithuanian, and Slovak.
18 o bug 1963, 'Preferences Templates Information Window Focus
20 o bug 2397, 'Gtkhtml2 viewer ignores message encoding'
21 o bug 2402, 'can't download message from pop3 server'
22 o bug 2409, 'Failed to compile under GCC 3.x : option
23 -Wno-pointer-sign badly set in configure.ac'
24 o bug 2412, 'Send account mail address in Message-ID wrongly
26 o bug 2414, 'Claws segfaults on startup with notification
28 o bug 2418, 'NNTP authentication is broken'
29 o bug 2420, 'Invalid markup in icon tooltip text after
31 o bug 2439, 'use bitwise operator for bitmask instead of
33 o bug 2461, 'popup menu in message list displays 'move to
35 o bug 2462, 'Building without GnuTLS support leads to a
37 o fix trayicon build with gtk < 2.18.x
38 o don't minimise/hide warning dialogue on plugin load error
39 o when using a Compose template, only place the cursor in the
40 body when the cursor symbol, %cursor (%X), is used
41 o fix build on Debian Sid.
42 o fix cursor placement in Forward template
43 o fix duplicate key accels
44 o fix NNTP server sending authentication warning as part of
45 the connection session
50 * Added a hidden option, 'show_inline_attachments'. When this is
51 de-activated inline attachments referenced by other message parts,
52 (e.g. attached images referenced in an HTML message part), are
53 hidden. This is on by default, maintaining previous behaviour.
55 * Added a hidden option, 'msgview_date_format'. When this option is
56 activated the Date format in the Message View will have the same
57 format as in the Message List. The format of the date is also
58 controlled in the same way, by the option on the Display/Summaries
59 page of the Preferences. This is off by default, maintaining
62 * Several GUI improvements:
63 o Reworked Simplify Subject RegExp in the Folder Properties
64 o The IMAP option 'Move deleted mails to trash and expunge
65 immediately' has been moved to the Advanced page of the
67 o The option 'Send account mail address in Message-ID' has
68 been moved to theSend page of the Account Preferences.
69 o Improvements to the Preferences for the Toolbars.
70 o Improvements to the initial Set-up Wizard dialogues.
71 o Improvements to the Templates preferences pages.
72 o Implemented a nicer scroll when drag and dropping.
73 o Added a button to get dictionaries on WIndows.
75 * New translation: Lithuanian.
77 * Updated translations: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Finnish, French,
78 Slovak, Spanish, Ukranian.
81 o bug 2039, 'SMTP AUTHENTICATION'
82 o bug 2050, 'Clawsmail sends return receipt every seconds'
83 o bug 2148, 'Attachment content-transfer-encoding incorrectly
84 set when signing emails'
85 o bug 2165, 'The date not localized in the message view'
86 o bug 2203, 'Problems in forwarding multipart/alternative
87 messages with HTML part'
88 o bug 2237, 'User action makes Claws unresponsive'
89 o bug 2279, 'crash when clicking 'define' in filter
91 o bug 2299, 'Incorrect handling of quoted printable coma
93 o bug 2315, 'claws-mail 3.7.7 crashes when trying to compose
94 mail on FreeBSD 9.0 amd64 (GTK+ 2.22.1/GLib
96 o bug 2322, 'GPG Full info: showing subkey ID instead of
97 primary key fingerprint'
98 o bug 2325, 'messages remains in folder cache after moving
99 from MH to IMAP boxes'
100 o bug 2331, 'Base64 is broken in 3.7.7 and 3.7.8'
101 o bug 2332, 'Crash when hitting cancel on the SMTP status
103 o bug 2346, 'Please register x-handler-scheme in .desktop
105 o bug 2350, 'Make displaying localized date/time in message
107 o bug 2361, 'Claws crashes after PGP Check in separate msg
109 o bug 2365, 'Crash when auto-scrolling headers in compose
111 o bug 2369, 'valgrind.h should NOT be part of claws-mail'
112 o bug 2381, 'Support for NetworkManager 0.9'
113 o bug 2383, 'folderitemrc not updated when account name is
115 o bug 2393, 'Crashes and rendering problems in the "Save as"
116 menu caused by attachments with umlauts in the
118 o bug 2394, 'backtrace() crashes on FreeBSD'
119 o fix matcher body parsing
120 o fix crash when searching or adding a LDAP server
121 o fix sa-learn when offline
122 o TrayIcon plugin: fix logic bug which caused icon to be
123 always set no-mail status on plugin load
124 o TrayIcon plugin: force icon hide on plugin_done(), without
125 it an empty space is left in tray under KDE3 and KDE4
126 o fix segfault on Windows
132 o rfe 2309, 'Shortcuts should not be modifiable by default'
133 o bug 2313, 'CLI quicksearch sometimes returns the same
135 o bug 2317, 'Action results in "Bad file descriptor"'
136 o PGP/Core: Win32 build fix
137 o NNTP: fix replying (broken in corner case)
138 o fix configure option --disable-manual
139 o One more GTK+ 2.22 build fix
140 o Debian bug 599547, 'Please re-introduce quick shortcut for
146 * Enable building with GTK+ 2.22.
148 * A QuickSearch can now be run from the command line using the
149 --search command. See `claws-mail --help` for more information.
151 * Added a hidden option to set a margin in the text area of the
152 Compose window. 'show_compose_margin', defaults to FALSE.
157 * Require GTK+ 2.10 or newer.
159 * Enable building with GTK+ 2.19 or newer.
161 * Enable building with libetpan 1.0.
163 * Encrypt saved LDAP passwords.
165 * FIltering/Processing: Added 'List-Id' to the pre-defined headers.
167 * Added 'Reply to this address' to popup menu in the Message View.
169 * Added separate search phrase completion for normal/extended
172 * Several interface improvements.
174 * Use in-reply-to info that is passed in mailto: links.
176 * Added the GB18030 Chinese charset, which is a superset of GB2312
179 * Added German translation of the manual.
181 * Added Ukrainian translation.
188 o bug 2059 'gpgme >=1.1.8 not compatible with S/MIME
190 o bug 2076 'having worked 2 times properly CLAWS ceased to
191 decrypt incoming PGP mails -displays base64
192 instead - sucks completely'
193 o bug 2098, 'claws-mails crashes frequently with pgpcore'
194 o Address Book: fix button sensitivity in compose mode.
199 * Spell checker: Highlight misspelled words when applying template
200 and 'check while typing' option is on
202 * Spell checker: Highlight misspelled words in text inserted from
203 file(s) or pasted to message body when 'check while typing' option
206 * Improve parsing of List-Post header
208 * Add new drag type "claws-mail/msg-path-list" for drag'n'drop of a
209 message selection from the message list into other applications.
210 This enables other applications to back-link to Claws Mail via a
211 "claws-mail --select" call after they received a drop.
213 * Place the cursor in the compose window according to provided input.
214 If To: is present place cursor in Subject: field and if both To:
215 and Subject: are present place cursor in body. If body: is present
216 insert a new line after text and place cursor there.
218 * QuickSearch: Use all of the available space to view expressions
224 * The user is now warned when inserting a large file in the message
225 body. The value of 'large' can be configured on the Compose/Writing
226 page of the Preferences.
228 * Added 'has_attachment' and 'signed' matcher expressions to
229 Filtering and Processing Flags lists.
231 * Support Reply prefixes of French Yahoo mail and French Lotus Notes.
233 * Enabled Page Size and Orientation configuration in the print dialog.
234 GTK+ 2.18 or newer only.
236 * tools/convert_mbox.pl
237 Add -R flag to support recursive conversions of arbitrary Evolution
243 * Default Cc, Bcc and Reply-To options have been added to Folder
246 * MIME parts that lack an end boundary are now handled, (even though
249 * A 'Metadata handling' option has been added to the Miscellaneous
250 options page. The options are 'safer' or 'faster'. 'faster' is
251 Claws' original behaviour. 'safer' prevents data loss on system
252 crashes where the filesystem is of a 'not-so-robust' variety, e.g.
253 xfs. If in doubt, use 'safer'. This option defaults to 'safer'.
255 * Face and X-Face previews have been added to the Custom Header
256 Configuration dialogue in Account preferences.
258 * An option has been added to the Receive page of IMAP account
259 preferences, "Move deleted mails to trash and expunge immediately".
260 This option is on by default to avoid changing the existing
261 behaviour. Turning it off prevents automatic expunging.
262 Also, 'Tools/Expunge' and 'View/Hide deleted messages' menu items
263 have been added to main toolbar.
265 * Support for clickable gopher:// links has been added.
267 * In the Compose window a warning dialogue is raised if attachments
268 that have been added no longer exist on the filesystem at the time
271 * Buttons to clear header lines in the Compose window have been
274 * GnuTLS compatibility mode is now used, this avoids problems with
275 servers that don't comply 100% with the spec, but still exist.
277 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
278 thunderbird import for version 2.0.0.21 has been added.
283 * Spell Checking has been added to the Subject in the Compose window.
285 * The 'Quotation characters' option has been moved from the Compose/
286 Writing page of the preferences to the /Message View/Text Options
289 * When replying to signed and/or encrypted mail and the preference to
290 sign and/or encrypt is set, the original mail's privacy system is
291 automatically used, if available.
293 * If a text/calendar attachment is present in a message it is
294 automatcally selected if a suitable plugin (i.e. vCalendar) is
297 * /Tools/List URLs now shows both the link title and URI if possible.
299 * A URI appearing in the statusbar is now only trimmed if necessary.
301 * When using /Tools/Create filter|procesing rule/Automatically
302 the List-Id header is preferred to X-* headers.
304 * The manual has been updated.
309 * Expanding/Collapsing of threads is now approximately 95% faster.
311 * Cache reading is now approximately 10% faster.
313 * The shortcut key settings of the main window and the message list
314 context menus are now connected.
316 * The preferences on the 'Other' page have now been moved to
317 Other/Miscellaneous. The parent pages are now unselectable and the
318 first page is automatically selected on opening the preferences.
320 * In the Compose window, on the Others tab, the 'Save message to'
321 entry now has a drop-down list of the previous save locations.
323 * In the Compose window, the Attachments Properties window is now
324 confirmed and closed with the Return key.
326 * When using an external editor to compose messages, the message is
327 automatically saved to Drafts when the external editor is closed.
329 * A hidden option has been added, 'primary_paste_unselects' which
330 causes the primary buffer to be cleared and the insertion point to
331 be repositioned when the middle mouse button is used for pasting
332 text. It is turned off by default.
334 * In the Actions window, the Escape key now cancels the action
337 * Offline SSL certificate verification has been added.
339 * Privacy plugins: The decryption failure messages are now shown
340 in the NoticeView just above the message text rather than in a
343 * Privacy plugins: when listing the UIDs during a signature check,
344 show the UID validity
346 * tools/popfile-link.sh
347 Support for reusing existing POPFile session ID has been added.
349 * tools/kdeservicemenu
350 Support for kde4 has been added.
352 * win32: better integration has been implemented by using the
353 standard file associations.
358 * Claws Mail now requires libetpan 0.57 for IMAP and NNTP.
360 * SSL support is now provided by gnuTLS exclusively. OpenSSL support
361 has been dropped due to licensing issues.
363 * Added /View/Fullscreen option.
365 * Re-ordering of the filtering/processing condition and actions lists
366 is now possible using drag'n'drop.
371 * Claws Mail now requires libetpan 0.56 for IMAP and NNTP
373 * Spell checking is now provided by Enchant instead of Aspell. To
374 build spell checker support, you will need the libenchant headers.
376 * The S/MIME plugin is now part of this package.
378 * IMAP, NNTP, and SSL are now supported in the Windows port.
380 * Support for client SSL certificates.
382 * Better support of SSL certificate stores, to be able to verify
385 * Renaming of newsgroups is possible.
387 * "Always open message when selected" can now have three values:
388 'Never', 'Always' and 'When message view is visible'.
390 * Unsaved server passwords can now be temporarily saved for the
391 duration of the session. They can be cleared before the session
392 expires by using '/Tools/Forget all session passwords'.
394 * Auto-wrapping settings are now saved in drafted messages.
396 * Support for basic auto-indentation in the Compose window.
398 * Support for animated GIFs in the message view.
400 * Type-ahead search in Filtering, Templates, Actions dialogs now
401 select the result of the search.
403 * Finer granularity in POP3 accounts' Remove After delay - hours in
406 * Spam/Ham flag is now stored on IMAP server when possible, using
407 "Junk" and "NonJunk" keywords.
409 * Use less precise intervals when possible for auto-checking, thus
410 the CPU is woken up less frequently.
412 * The warning icon in the main window is cleared when the error it
413 relates to is clipped from the network log.
415 * IMAP errors now reveal the server on which they happen.
417 * All deprecated GTK interfaces have been replaced with their
418 non-deprecated equivalents.
420 * csv2addressbook.pl: Added support for FoxMail.
426 * Added an option, "Use secure file deletion if possible", which
427 enables shredding of temporary files and messages instead of
428 just removing them. This is available on the Other preferences
431 * Added an option, "Select the HTML part of multipart/alternative
432 messages". This is available on the Message View/Text Options
435 * Added an option to the 'Create new folder' dialogue which enables
436 new folders to inherit the properties of their parent folders
437 during folder creation.
439 * Added a hidden option, "two_line_vertical", which toggles the
440 2-line view in the message list when using the 3-column layout.
441 Defaults to '1', show 2 lines.
443 * Added a hidden option, "outgoing_fallback_to_ascii", which allows
444 the user to specify an outgoing charset/encoding, but still fall
445 back to 7bit US-ASCII when possible.
446 Defaults to '1', fallback when possible.
448 * Added support for the Avant Window Navgator (Awn) information
449 bubble. This is automatically enabled if dbus is available.
451 * Face and X-Face headers can now be added globally and per-account
452 from configuration files under ~/.claws-mail/autofaces/. Further
453 information is provided in the manual.
455 * The SHA1 fingerprint is now shown on the SSL certificate dialogue
456 and the labels are now selectable.
458 * Several GUI improvements have been made, (Address book, filtering
459 dialogue, Actions dialogue, and Account preferences).
461 * New icons have been added for 'Reply to list' and 'Cancel'. The
462 'Insert file' and 'Close' icons have been improved, as have the
465 * Added the Trash and Delete icons to the Custom Toolbars options.
467 * SMTP-only accounts are now not shown in the Receive menus and
468 Account lists in filtering/processing, as they are irrelevant here.
470 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
471 Support for a gmail exported csv address book was added.
473 * Updated English, French, and Spanish manuals.
478 * Added support for /dev/mem_notify. This Linux kernel feature
479 will allow applications to be notified that memory has to be
480 freed before getting OOM-killed.
481 For more information: http://lwn.net/Articles/267013/
483 * Enabled moving/copying folders to root folders when using the
484 folder selection dialogue.
486 * Global and per-folder templates can now override the From name.
488 * Added a tooltip with extended folder stats. (Hover the cursor over
489 the short stats on the right, below the message list.)
491 * Implemented 2-line items in the message list when in three column
494 * Added support for png themes.
496 * Added an icon for attached patches (text/x-patch and text/x-diff).
498 * When viewing a message that has a large amount of text, show a
499 maximum of 1MB of text and add a noticeview to show optionally show
502 * Added a button to the templates preferences to restore defaults for
505 * Added search in filtering rules list.
508 Added a "learn from whitelist" preference.
511 Added information when fetching large messages.
513 * tools/csv2addressbook.pl
514 Added support for Kmail/Kaddressbook.
519 * Forbid attaching anything containing "../" or ".ssh/" in mailto:
522 * Add a hidden preference, 'use_networkmanager', to disable
523 NetworkManager handling
528 * Due to licensing problems, the ClamAV plugin has been removed from
529 the Claws Mail core distribution and can now been found packaged
530 separately or with the 'extra plugins' package.
532 * Added NetworkManager support
533 This is built by default if the dependencies are satisfied; it can
534 be specifically disabled with '--disable-networkmanager-support'.
535 This enables Claws Mail to track changes to the network status.
537 * Added DIGEST-MD5 support for IMAP authentication
539 * Added Folder Properties option, 'Run processing rules when opening'
542 * Added sub-sorting to the Message List; when the Sort type is either
543 Subject, From, To or Tags, sub-sorting by Date will be active.
545 * Added from=address to the mailto sequence
546 The 'from' will try to select the first matching account in the
547 Accounts list, otherwise it will use the usual account selection
548 mechanism but will override it with the given 'from' address.
550 * Added insert=FILE to the mailto sequence (stands for 'insert file')
551 This adds the ability to create a new message from the command-line,
552 with the body set from the contents of an existing file.
554 * Added mailto with NNTP accounts
555 This comes into play if mailto is used when an NNTP account is the
556 default account or if an NNTP account address is used with 'from'.
558 * Added several GUI improvements to the Filtering, Processing, Tags,
559 Actions, Templates, Logging and Address Book dialogues
561 * Added a tooltip to the 'replied' icon in the Message List which
562 indicates 'click to see your reply' feature.
564 * Added 'claws-mail --version-full' to display the version and a list
565 of the compiled-in features
567 * Implemented speed-ups to list operations, deletions and cache
570 * Updated the man page
572 * The Trayicon plugin icons are now themable.
574 * text/calendar message parts are now automatically displayed if a
575 plugin handling text/calendar is loaded, e.g. vCalendar.
577 * Maemo: connect HW status change signal for shutdown
579 * Maemo: identify mmc1 and mmc2 more clearly in the GUI
581 * Maemo: Make dnd threshold higher
586 * Several GUI improvements
587 The colour preferences have been split into tabs.
588 Improve the way 'Find in current message' search results are
589 shown by vertically centering the selected text in the
591 Improvements to the 'List URIs' dialogue.
592 Filtering/Processing Match Type dialogue has been reworked.
593 Several other layout improvements.
595 * Several address book improvements
596 Added Custom Attributes, which can be edited from
597 '/Tools/Edit custom attributes...' and are used from the
598 'Name' drop down list on the 'Edit Person Details' dialogue.
599 Always add a new contact if any value is set, instead of
600 silently rejecting it when an email address is not set.
601 Better guessing of contact name from incomplete name
603 Better display of contacts that have no name set, in contact
604 lists, group contents, find duplicate results.
605 Error messages don't show in the status bar anymore, alert
606 panels are used instead.
607 Several other GUI improvements.
609 * Added optional Tooltips to the Message List. This is enabled by the
610 'Show tooltips' option on the '/Display/Summaries' Preferences page
611 and is only possible with GTK+ >= 2.12
613 * Much improved handling of Return Receipts, both outgoing and
616 * Added the option to use the system defaults for External Programs
617 preferences on the '/Message View/External Programs' page.
619 * Added "select first email in list" to the list of possible
620 selections in the 'Set default selection on entering a folder'
621 options on the '/Display/Summaries' preferences page.
623 * IMAP: Added IMAP tags support. (Note: 'Bandwidth-efficient' mode
624 prevents fetching of tags.)
626 * IMAP: Optimised flag handling and message copying.
628 * Improved printed page layout for built-in GTK+ printing
629 Bold fonts are now used where appropriate and a demarcation
630 between header and body has been added.
632 * Optimised filtering on flags/tags changes.
634 * MAEMO: Added LED flashing for new mail alerts
636 * MAEMO: Made all of the left of column in the Folder List a hotspot
637 for expanding/collapsing the tree.
642 Non-blocking NNTP has been implemented. NNTP support is now provided
643 by and depends upon libetpan
645 GnuTLS support has been implemented as an alternative to OpenSSL.
646 [./configure --enable-gnutls]
648 A run-time alternative configuration directory switch has been added,
649 [claws-mail --alternate-config-dir DIR]
651 Tags: Added tag alphabetical sorting and unified the dialogues.
653 Edit accounts dialogue: The 'default account' (D) column has been
654 removed, instead the default account is indicated by use of
657 Templates: Added ability to attach files using |attach{filename}.
658 Templates options are now presented in a tabbed layout.
660 Address Book: Added duplicate finder, '/Tools/Find duplicates'.
661 It is now possible to set an image for each contact. Pictures
662 from a contact's Face or X-Face will be automatically set
663 when available. The contact's image will be automatically
664 displayed in the message view or header pane if the message
665 has no Face or X-Face header.
667 '/View/Character encoding' submenus are now grouped together
669 GTK+ built-in print support is now used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
670 libgnomeprint will never be used if GTK+ >= 2.10 is available.
672 Reinstated 'Generate Message-ID' option as an Account preference. It
673 is hidden on IMAP accounts, because Message-IDs are needed on
674 servers that don't implement the UIDPLUS extension.
676 Toolbar preferences: Improved dialogue.
678 Compose window: the number of attachments is now shown in the tab's
681 Attachments: When opening attachments with 'Open' or 'Open with...'
682 the temporary files are now saved as read-only. A hidden
683 preference has been added, 'save_parts_readwrite', which
684 permits the previous behaviour.
686 IMAP: Added a button on the Folder Properties General page to allow
687 users to discard local caches.
688 Added much better error handling.
689 Fetching of cached mails has been heavily optimised.
691 LDAP: Added read-only support for jpegPhoto LDAP field
693 Bcc in commandline URIs has been added.
695 Dillo browser plugin: Address book based whitelisting for loading
696 remote images has been added.
698 SpamAssassin plugin: Address book based whitelisting has been added.
700 MAEMO: Maemo 4.0 (Chinook) build enabled.
702 MAEMO: Removed some useless tooltips.
704 tools/csv2addressbook.pl
705 a new script that imports a CSV formatted address book. Becky
706 and Thunderbird address book are currently supported.
712 o bug 1320, 'Memory leak caused by gtk_container_get_children'
713 o bug 1321, 'access before allocation when scanning for uris'
714 o bug 1324, 'Corrupted IMAP cache'
715 o bug 1327, 'segfault when replying to a non-existent news
717 o bug 1329, 'error in quicksearch.c'
718 o bug 1334, 'user defined mail incorporation script not run'
719 o bug 1336, 'Segfault if empty space before search-string'
720 o bug 1337, 'Crash on removing uncached emails'
721 o Prevent unquoted mime boundaries, by always using a /
722 o Remove unnecessary error when cancelling export to mbox.
723 o MAEMO: make all Folder Properties pages visible
724 o MAEMO: fix overlapping buttons in Edit Accounts page
731 o bug 1308, 'Claws deletes folderlist.xml after fetching mail
732 short after start-up'
733 o bug 1311, 'Wrong arrow position while moving message into
734 folder when column headers hidden'
735 o fix build without USE_LDAP_TLS
736 o Accounts list: fix "Local" protocol not shown when
738 o Tags: fixed issues with tags with spaces, and renaming tags
739 o Accounts list: Show protocol "SMTP" and the appropriate
740 server for send-only accounts
741 o Accounts list: show "-" instead of "" when no value is
743 o do not allow locked msgs to be deleted, even by filtering
745 o Show error message in the GUI if image can't be loaded
746 o Remove Generate Message-ID option. We need this on some
748 o Maemo: distinguish various statusbar messages,
749 in order to display only the most important.
750 o Maemo: fix statusbar/window mismatch
751 o Maemo: fix scrolling to cursor
757 * Claws Mail is now licensed under GPLv3 or later.
760 Tags are arbitrary labels that can be applied to messages. It is
761 possible to create, edit, remove Tags; apply them to mails;
762 filter on Tags or Tag presence; apply or unset Tags via Filtering
763 actions; reference Tags in reply Templates.
765 * Threads can now be sorted by most recent message
766 /View/Sort/By thread date
768 * Added "/View/Show or Hide/Column headers"
770 * Added 'watch thread' feature
772 * Enabled the running of folder Processing rules on demand
774 * Added options to stop/enable writing logs to disc, see Logging
777 * IMAP and News: Implement age-based caching: allow the specifying
778 of a threshold for the offline synchronisation feature, and whether
779 old cached bodies should be removed. Accessible from the Folder
782 * IMAP: Made multiple copy, (in the same IMAP account), faster by
783 matching source/destination message UIDs.
785 * LDAP: Ability to edit all Person attributes
787 * Nicer layout of the message part icons
789 * Speed up and clean up rendering of larger msgs
791 * Use progress bar when sending messages
793 * Made mainwindow's /Help/Manual point to the remote copy if the
794 local copy doesn't exist
796 * Replaced some deprecated widgets
798 * Enabled changing the emphasis color used to highlight the
799 newsreader/x-mailer header value when it matches our preferred
800 mail agent, (hidden pref 'emphasis_color' added to clawsrc).
802 * tools/mew2claws-mail.pl
803 Added new script that imports a Mew address book
805 * tools/popfile-link.sh
806 Added a new script that will open selected messages in
807 POPFile control center, in order to change the message
812 * Check that Dillo's installed when loading the Dillo Browser
815 * Maemo improvements:
816 o Automatically choose the correct application
818 o Better way to notify of new mails
819 o Destroy messageview after trashing mail
821 o Better toolbars, removal of CTree headers
822 o Add a specific icon to go back to folder list
823 o Improvements to the Wizard, About and icon legend dialogues
824 o add an easy way to store data (mails and IMAP/NNTP caches)
825 on one of the SD cards, and protect against unmounts if
827 o plug the online/offline system into maemo's interfaces to
828 have Claws automatically switch according to the system
829 status (on IT OS 2007)
830 o use HildonBanners to display status messages
831 o force layout to be Small screen
832 o put the progress bar in the toolbar
838 * libetpan 0.49 is now required for IMAP support
840 * Added "From, To or Subject" to the QuickSearch types.
842 * Added handling of the 'a' key to loop through a mail's MIME parts.
844 * In the Compose window "Add to address book" has been added to the
845 context menu of the sender and recipient fields.
847 * Implemented a proper References filtering condition.
849 * Added the possibility to cancel receiving in IMAP accounts.
851 * Made offline synchronisation faster.
853 * Added an alternate way to fetch flags on IMAP, which improves
854 performance with some servers, (like Exchange).
855 See "Bandwidth-efficient mode" in IMAP accounts' Receive
858 * Allow manual sorting of Templates.
860 * Templates improvements: easier syntax, add some useful variables.
862 * Implemented per-account and per-folder compose/reply/forward
865 * Added a QuickSearch option to automatically run a search selected
868 * Made the Summaries Preferemces page "when entering a folder..."
869 options fully customisable.
871 * Added an "Open last opened folder at startup" option to the
872 Summaries page in the Prerferences.
874 * Changed the Preference "Only mark as read when opened in new
875 window" on the Summaries page to "Only mark as read when opened
876 in new window, or replied to".
878 * Allow disabling mail filtering plugins on a per-account
881 * Added an option to the Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins to
882 enable marking saved spam as Read.
884 * Added a warning about encryption limits, which can be disabled.
886 * Removed the "Download all" preference from POP3 accounts; it
887 was useless and confusing.
889 * Re-organized some Preferences page.
891 * Replaced the tabbed layout in Account Preferences with pages.
893 * Renamed 'Protocol Log' to 'Network Log'
895 * Added a few cursor improvments while Claws is busy.
897 * Added support for CRLF in headers of messages.
899 * Added support for a few more date formats (RFC3339 subsets).
901 * The keypad's Enter key now does the same as the Return key.
903 * Improved LDIF import, better error handling, UI cleanup.
905 * LDAP write support has been added.
907 * Use Hildon's file chooser on Maemo.
913 * Added a printer icon.
916 o bug 1187, 'Reply-to addressee disappears when reply-to text
917 box is clicked...' (Maemo)
918 o bug 1190, 'dir_open' button doesn't work' (Maemo)
919 o bug 1193, 'Need a way to multi-select items'
920 o bug 1194, 'Hardware keys move from email list to account/
921 directory list, but not back to email list...'
923 o bug 1196, 'Edit>Select All doesn't work' (Maemo)
924 o bug 1198, 'Reply-all "disappearing" address bug
926 o bug 1200, 'Add option to always retrieve full messages'
927 o bug 1209, 'Clicking on address in header (mailto uri)
928 selects default account'
929 o bug 1211, 'Offline dialog message bugs/annoyances...'
930 o Don't reflect accounts changes to the mainwindow when it's
932 o Fix double fetching of mails if first try failed
933 o Fix a crash in textview
934 o Fix changing quicksearch type (after Esc, after changing
936 o tools/uudec Fix missing dash to `display` command-line
942 o Fix for CVE-2007-1558 (APOP)
943 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1558
946 o Fix bug 1185, 'Pluginwindow's [X] button doesn't save'
947 o Fix encoding woes wrt saving of mails and parts
953 The Maemo port touches several areas: using the correct APIs for
954 a good integration, adding of a new layout suited for small
955 screens, Maemo-specific default preferences changes, Maemo-specific
956 GUI improvements, etc.
958 * Added more customisable colour labels
960 * Added 'Mark as spam', 'Mark as ham', and 'Add to address book'
963 * Added a new Quote Format symbol, %A, to insert the sender's email
966 * Changed the option to display unread message counts next to folder
967 names: it is now possible to display the total count of messages
968 too. Configurable from Display/Summaries
970 * If Claws Mail is already running on another display, attempting to
971 start it will mention that instead of popping up the window on the
974 * Added debugging of filtering/processing rules. Configurable from
975 Other/Logging options page
977 * Added handling of the contextual menu key in compose windows and
980 * Added a "pulsing" progressbar in the label window used when
981 rebuilding folder tree, etc, in order to show activity
983 * Improved "Offline mode override" dialogue to avoid asking
984 repeatedly, but still ask on explicit user actions
986 * Improved the creation of POP/Local accounts when no MH mailbox
987 exist: create the default one
989 * Write folderlist directly after adding/deleting accounts that have
992 * Added logging IMAP ALERTs as errors in the log
994 * Added a way for MimeViewer plugins to implement search in a part's
997 * Updated, added and replaced some icons
999 * Added display of any LDAP specified Search attributes
1001 * Added 'telephoneNumber' in the default LDAP list of attributes
1003 * Updated the Face header in the welcome message
1005 * Added the option to minimize to tray in the Trayicon plugin
1007 * Added a wrapper to mairix in the tools folder, tools/mailrix.sh
1009 * Added a script which enables inserting files into the message body
1010 of a new Compose window from the command line,
1011 tools/claws-mail-compose-insert-files.pl
1013 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, French, German,
1014 Hungarian, Polish,Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
1021 o bug 1129, '"local mbox file" account isn't retrieving
1023 o bug 1135, 'cm-segfault on decrypting with PGP/inline'
1024 o bug 1136, 'Crash in group address completion'
1025 * Fix "After receiving new mail, go to inbox" on IMAP, and
1026 restrict it to manual fetching only
1027 * Fix alertpanel.h only included in #ifdef HAVE_LIBETPAN
1028 * Fix return value without libetpan
1029 * Use gtk_window_set_role instead of gtk_window_set_wmclass
1030 * Fix mime/globs path on NetBSD
1035 * Removed 'Separate Folder tree' and 'Separate Message View' and put
1036 new layouts in place of it, 'Standard', 'Three columns', 'Wide
1037 message' and 'Wide message list'. Accessible from /View/Layout.
1039 * Added IMAP subscriptions
1040 Creating a new folder subscribes it. Deleting a folder unsubscribes
1041 it. "Creating" an existing but unsubscribed folder will subscribe
1042 it. By default, for new accounts, only subscribed folders are shown.
1043 A contextual menu item has been added, /Subscriptions, which allows
1044 switching the display between All folders and Subscribed folders
1045 only. It also enables the subscribing and unsubscribing of folders.
1047 * Added the option 'Enable customisable menu shortcuts' to the
1048 'Other' preferences page. Turning this off locks the current hot
1049 keys, preventing accidental changes.
1051 * Added icons for application/pdf, application/pgp-signature,
1052 application/postscript and text/calendar.
1054 * Added /Tools/List URIs
1055 Enables opening any or all of the URIs contained in the currently
1058 * Added 'spam flag' to the Filtering and Processing Match Types.
1060 * Removed the 'Composing messages exist' dialogue on exit. Instead
1061 opened messages are automatically saved to drafts, and re-opened at
1064 * Added handling of local URIs, (file:///...), from the --attach
1067 * Added Account options for spellcheck default dictionaries.
1069 * Added 'Edit/Delete thread'.
1071 * Added an option 'Ask about account specific filtering rules...' to
1072 the 'Other' page, which was previously a hidden option.
1074 * Some preferences have been re-arranged:
1075 Moved the 'Ask before emptying trash' option on the 'Other' page
1076 outside of the 'On exit' frame as it's not only an 'On exit' option.
1077 Moved 'Never send Return Receipts' from 'Other' to 'Sending' page.
1078 Moved keybinding preferences to the 'Other' page.
1079 Added 'mousepad' to the list of text editors on the 'External
1082 * Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins: Enabled moving spam mail to the
1083 Account's Trash folder instead of default Trash folder.
1085 * ClamAV plugin: updated for the upstream changes in libclamav, whilst
1086 maintaining compatibility with older version of libclamav.
1088 * GPG Plugins: Added an option 'Use gpg-agent to manage passwords' to
1089 GPG page of the common preferences. Fixes annoyances with distro-
1090 installed gpg-agent, when no pinentry program is installed, and the
1091 user is at a loss on why "decryption failed". It can be turned off
1092 to bypass gpg-agent. The option is disabled if gpg-agent is not
1095 * TrayIcon plugin: Added 'Hide at startup' and 'Close to tray'
1097 When the 'Close to tray' option is used the Window Manager's hotkey
1098 and [X] button will hide the window instead of closing it - closing
1099 CM can be done using the tray icon menu or the /File menu.
1100 Clicking the trayicon now raises the window to current desktop when
1101 it was either minimized or shaded, or when it was on another desktop.
1103 * Added support for non ISO-8859-1 compatible locales to the Actions
1104 scripts freshmeat_search.pl, google_search.pl and multiwebsearch.pl.
1106 * Renamed the maildir2claws-mail.pl script to kmail-mailbox2claws-mail.pl
1107 and updated it to work with newer versions of Kmail.
1109 * Added thunderbird-filters-convertor.pl script, which converts
1110 thunderbird filter rules to Claws filter rules.
1112 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Czech, Finnish,
1113 French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Serbian, Simplified Chinese,
1114 Slovak and Spanish translations.
1119 * Added command line equivalent options:
1121 -q and --quit for --exit
1123 "Unknown option" is now printed when unknown command line options
1126 * The wizard for configuration migration, (Sylpheed-Claws to Claws
1127 Mail), now has the option to save or not save a backup of the old
1128 configuration folder.
1130 * The configuration wizard is now re-run if it was previously
1134 o bug 1100, 'Highlighted e-mail data not visible when color
1136 o bug 1101, '"Load plugin" button is accidentally hidden'
1137 o bug 1102, 'claws-mail-2.7.1 makes use of deprecated ldap
1139 o IMAP: fixed crash when connect command doesn't exist.
1140 o IMAP: better folder checking when an IMAP directory is set.
1141 o IMAP: Never remove INBOX when scanning for new folders.
1142 It's a special folder that must exist.
1143 o fix vertical scrollbar jumping back to the top when 'Check
1144 for new folders' is used.
1145 o fix sensitivity issues of Mark as Spam/Ham context menus.
1146 o fix potential crashes in the address book's embedded 'Edit
1147 person' dialogue, and fix conflicting copy/paste menu
1149 o Reflect change of Font configuration in the Header view
1151 o fix handling of empty values in attach_load_directory and
1152 attach_save_directory clawsrc options.
1153 o fix 2nd-run loss and new configuration loss of filtering
1154 rules on configuration migration.
1155 o Bogofilter plugin: fix sensitivity of "Insert X-Bogosity
1162 o bug 1095, 'Crash while changing folder columns during
1164 o bug 1098, 'bogus last row display after expanding a thread'
1165 o fix a few annoyances when choosing keys for the CMS (S/MIME)
1167 o fix updating of the mime parts
1168 o fix Forwarding msgs with attachments that have dos line
1170 o strip S/MIME signatures when re-editing S/MIME signed
1172 o fix body search starting at the end of the mail (and asking
1174 o fix Enter in search windows
1175 o fix dbus-related crash in the the GTK+ file selector.
1176 o IMAP: fix recursion when server lists the current subfolder
1178 o IMAP: get rid of the previous mailimap when connecting, just
1179 in case disconnect was unclean
1180 o IMAP: make sure we don't use an old socket when reconnecting
1186 * The --select option can now also select emails by Message-ID
1188 * Attaching files from 'mailto:' URIs (&attach=...) is now possible.
1189 A dialog is displayed to make sure that the user is aware that the
1190 mail will contain attachments
1192 * 'New Message format' has been added to the Compose/Writing options,
1193 this works like the Quote format and the same symbols are supported
1195 * Reworked the About dialog, including the addition of a new page,
1196 'Features', which indicates which of the optional features are
1197 compiled in and which are not. A 'Release Notes' page was also
1200 * Added history combo for all search fields (message and text)
1202 * The 'mark_as_read_delay' option is not hidden anymore and can be
1203 found in Configuration/Preferences/Summaries
1205 * Added global and per-folder preferences to set the default
1206 alternate dictionary
1208 * Allow spell-checking to use both current and alternate dictionaries
1210 * Added an hidden option 'addressbook_use_editaddress_dialog' to
1211 embed the contact editor in the addressbook window in contrast to
1214 * Added a hidden option 'unsafe_ssl_certs', to allow storing
1215 multiple SSL certificates for a given server/port. You will be
1216 asked to accept unknown certificates. Unchecking this option will
1217 require you to re-accept previously known certificates
1219 * Allow copying of folders between mailboxes
1221 * Better automatic account selection for mailing lists (searches for
1222 the email address in the Delivered-To header also)
1224 * Made the "Synchronise" menu item inactive when there's nothing to
1227 * Use Message font in Writing and Quoting preferences, as well as in
1230 * Added more HTML symbols to the html to text converter
1232 * Save the addressbook's window size on closing
1234 * Better checks for syntax errors are applied to Templates and Quote
1237 * Added a check to avoid trying to use a non-existent folder as
1240 * Enable setting SSL via STARTTLS from the set-up wizard
1242 * Added handling of ":port" in server addresses in the set-up wizard
1243 to specify a port to connect to
1245 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to print the X-Claws-Bogosity
1246 header in emails handled by the Bogofilter plugin (in MH folders
1249 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to whitelist senders found in
1252 * Bogofilter plugin: Allow storing of Unsure mails in a specific
1253 folder to make better teaching easier
1255 * Bogofilter plugin: Improved GUI interaction while Bogofilter is
1258 * TrayIcon plugin: added an "Email from account/..." submenu
1260 * updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Catalan, Finnish,
1261 French, Italian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, and Spanish
1267 * First release as Claws Mail
1270 o bug 1053, 'SC fails to reestablish a secure connection'
1271 o bug 1054, 'Slowness logging big data chunks'
1272 o bug 1057, 'crash on sending s signed message to a
1274 o bug 1060, 'compilation error with Irix's cc'
1275 o bug 1061, 'crash on opening signed email'
1276 o bug 1066, 'Incorrect mailbox size displayed'
1277 o bug 1069, 'Sent mails disappear, BCC or locking problem?'
1278 o fix Reply To/Mailing list from the menu
1279 o forbid drag and drop from/to different folders of type
1281 o src/ssl_manager.c: fix possible infinite loop
1282 o fix Options/Reply mode after draft save
1283 o obey always_show_msg option when marking as spam
1284 o fix spelling menu when replying
1285 o don't change the From column title to To if the To column
1287 o fix the wrong recipient being selected when replying to a
1288 msg which is From one of our accounts To another of our
1290 o fix crash on combining mark_as_read_delay with Hide Read
1292 o create ~/.mailcap if it doesn't exist
1298 * Final release as Sylpheed-Claws
1300 * libetpan 0.48 or greater is now required for IMAP support.
1302 * The Compose window now has an /Options/Reply mode/ menu. This
1303 enables changing the recipients of a reply on the fly.
1305 * QuickSearch now has a type-ahead option for fast searches.
1307 * Extra symbols are now available for the Quote parser, your name,
1308 your email address, the account name, and the organization.
1310 * In the Folder Properties, it is now possible to test the regular
1311 expression used in the Simplify Subject RegExp option.
1313 * GSSAPI support has been added for IMAP.
1315 * UIDPLUS support has been added for IMAP.
1317 * A Stop button has been added for Message Body searches, enabling
1318 cancelling of a running search. This is available in '/Edit/Search
1319 Folder...' and '/Edit/Find in current message...'.
1321 * libSM support has been added. This enables communication with the
1322 session manager, so that it is known when the session ends, in
1323 order to save the caches, and draft any messages currently being
1326 * Support for Address Book Groups has been added to the Compose
1327 window's automatic address completion.
1329 * a new hidden option has been added, 'respect_flowed_format'. This
1330 follows RFC3676 with regard to a message part with a Content-Type
1331 that includes 'format=flowed' and 'delsp=yes'. This will cause some
1332 mails to have long lines, but will fix some URLs that would
1333 otherwise be wrapped. By default it is turned off.
1335 * Basic key import/export has been added to the PGP plugins. When
1336 generating a new key pair you can export the public key to a key
1337 server. When selecting the signature part of a message, if the key
1338 is not on your keyring, you will be asked if you want to attempt
1339 to import it from a keyserver.
1341 * The TrayIcon now displays 'offline' status.
1343 * More window sizes and placements are remembered across sessions.
1345 * tools/fix_date.sh: Switches to replace non RFC-compliant Date:
1346 value, and to use strict RFC matching patterns for dates have been
1349 * Several optimisations have been made.
1356 o Fix redirecting of sent mails
1357 o Fix Go to Next * after applying Preferences
1358 o Fix quote-folding when emails don't convert cleanly to
1365 o bug 1034, 'Incorrect display of size field in message view'
1371 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
1372 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
1373 o fix building with --disable-nls
1374 o remove tabs in Subject string
1379 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
1382 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
1384 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
1386 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
1387 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
1393 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
1394 o Crash in partial downloading
1399 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
1401 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
1402 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
1405 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
1406 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
1407 slowness or duplicated messages.
1412 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
1414 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
1416 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
1418 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
1420 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
1421 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
1423 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
1424 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
1425 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
1427 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
1428 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
1429 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
1431 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
1433 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
1436 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
1437 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
1439 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
1441 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
1442 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
1443 the Message and Folder lists.
1444 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
1446 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
1447 'enable_rules_hint'.
1449 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
1450 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
1452 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
1455 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
1457 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
1460 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
1461 matches exactly, it is automatically used
1463 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
1465 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
1467 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
1468 using the mousewheel
1470 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
1471 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
1472 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
1474 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
1475 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
1477 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
1480 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
1482 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
1484 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
1487 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
1490 * Claws Mail' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
1491 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
1493 * Several GUI improvements.
1495 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
1497 * Logging has been improved.
1499 * improved sizing of some widgets
1501 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
1503 * The manuals have been updated
1505 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
1507 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
1510 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
1516 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
1517 setting of the man directory location
1519 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
1520 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
1521 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
1523 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
1525 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
1527 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
1529 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
1530 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
1531 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
1534 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
1535 their text label in the message body
1537 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
1539 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
1542 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
1545 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
1546 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
1548 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
1549 'Other' page of the preferences.
1551 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
1552 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
1555 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
1558 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
1559 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
1561 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
1564 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
1565 Message View, where it was useless
1567 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
1568 combo when editing accounts
1570 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
1573 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
1575 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
1577 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
1578 searching sub-folders)
1580 * Faster send on IMAP
1582 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
1584 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
1586 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
1588 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
1590 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
1592 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
1594 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
1596 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
1599 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
1601 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
1603 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
1604 when switching to Online mode
1606 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
1607 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
1610 * The Claws Mail logo has been updated
1617 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
1619 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
1621 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
1623 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
1624 backwards compatible
1626 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
1628 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
1629 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
1631 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
1633 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
1638 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
1639 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
1641 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
1643 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
1645 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
1646 choosing the account to use
1648 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
1649 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
1650 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
1652 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
1654 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
1657 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
1658 folder has been added.
1660 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
1661 subject, in addition to standard headers.
1663 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
1664 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
1666 * Optimised large folder reading
1668 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
1670 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
1672 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
1674 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
1676 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
1678 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
1680 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
1682 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
1684 * The user manual has been updated
1686 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
1694 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
1702 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
1705 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
1708 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
1715 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
1717 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
1719 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
1721 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
1723 * Fixed some compiler warnings
1725 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
1727 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
1729 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
1732 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
1734 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
1736 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
1739 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
1740 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
1741 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
1744 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
1747 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
1749 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
1753 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
1756 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
1757 transport wasn't reselected
1759 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
1761 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
1764 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
1765 return-path email adress being different)
1767 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
1768 locking causing dataloss)
1773 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
1774 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
1776 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
1778 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
1780 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
1781 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
1783 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
1784 a pink/red background.
1786 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
1789 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
1790 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Claws Mail',
1793 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
1795 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
1796 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
1797 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
1799 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
1800 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
1801 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
1803 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
1804 the same way as the Message View.
1806 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
1807 expiration date is shown.
1809 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
1810 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
1813 * LDAPS support has been added.
1815 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
1816 translations are now also included.
1823 * The Preferences config file, ~/.claws-mail/sylpheedrc, is now
1824 stored with UTF-8 encoding
1829 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
1830 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
1832 * Support for the Face header has been added,
1833 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
1835 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
1836 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
1838 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
1839 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
1841 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
1844 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
1847 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
1850 * A long search can now be cancelled.
1852 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
1853 automatically changed to the To column.
1855 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
1856 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
1858 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
1859 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
1860 and to give them each a label.
1862 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
1863 dictionary' has been added.
1865 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
1866 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
1868 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
1869 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
1871 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
1873 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
1874 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
1875 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
1876 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
1879 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
1881 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
1883 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
1886 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
1887 articles from newscache/
1889 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
1890 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
1892 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
1893 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
1894 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
1895 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
1896 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
1898 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
1899 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
1901 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
1902 tree into Claws Mail, tools/tbird2syl.py
1907 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
1909 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
1911 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
1913 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
1914 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
1916 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
1918 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
1919 Calling claws-mail --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
1920 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
1921 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
1922 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
1924 * claws-mail email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
1926 * claws-mail proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
1928 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
1930 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
1932 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
1935 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
1936 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
1938 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
1939 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
1941 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
1943 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
1944 alphabetically ordered.
1946 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
1948 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
1949 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
1952 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
1953 background for greater visibility.
1955 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
1958 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
1959 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
1961 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
1963 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
1966 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
1967 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
1969 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
1970 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
1971 requirements are matched.
1973 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
1976 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
1978 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
1980 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
1981 licence has been added.
1983 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
1985 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
1986 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
1987 to Claws filtering rules.
1992 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
1993 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
1995 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
1996 functions were fixed.
1999 Signature checking is now non-blocking
2001 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
2003 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'claws-mail'
2008 * The binary is now 'claws-mail' and not 'sylpheed'
2010 * The default config dir is now '~/.claws-mail'. The user will
2011 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
2012 options to this new directory.
2014 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
2017 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
2020 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
2021 to the text/plain part.
2022 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
2023 key C to perform the signature check.
2024 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
2025 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
2026 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
2028 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
2029 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
2031 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
2033 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
2036 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
2038 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
2039 by the icon of the parent folder.
2042 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
2043 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
2045 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
2047 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
2048 the To header has also been set.
2050 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
2053 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
2055 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
2056 presented if no command was found for the file type.
2058 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
2059 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
2060 X-Face in messageview'.
2062 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
2064 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
2065 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
2066 sender' still work like before.
2068 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
2069 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
2071 * The About window has been reworked.
2076 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
2078 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
2081 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
2083 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
2086 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
2089 * the description windows are now non-modal
2091 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
2093 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
2094 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
2096 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
2097 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
2098 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
2100 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
2101 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
2103 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
2104 subject as the window title.
2106 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
2109 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
2110 Attachment pane is now possible
2112 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
2114 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
2115 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
2117 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
2118 when composing a message
2123 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
2124 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
2125 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
2126 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
2128 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
2130 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
2132 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
2133 now derived from the normal font.
2135 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
2136 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
2138 * Many improvements to the Address book.
2140 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
2141 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
2143 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
2146 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
2148 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
2150 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
2151 the removal of the toolbar handles.
2153 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
2154 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
2156 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
2158 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
2161 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
2164 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
2166 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
2168 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
2169 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
2172 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
2173 Use Claws Mail icon and the text 'Claws Mail' in the menu,
2174 use kdialog during installation
2179 * add GPGME 1.x support.
2181 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
2183 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
2185 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
2187 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
2189 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
2191 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
2193 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
2194 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
2196 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
2198 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
2201 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
2202 clipboards in the Compose window
2204 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
2206 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
2209 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
2211 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
2213 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
2216 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
2217 'textview_cursor_visible'
2219 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
2220 'Edit accounts' dialogue
2222 * New Claws Mail icons have been added, and the default
2223 application icon is now set.
2225 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
2231 * improved IMAP support
2233 * Performance increases
2235 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
2236 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
2237 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
2238 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
2239 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
2241 * new style configuration options interface.
2244 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
2246 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
2248 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
2250 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
2252 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
2255 * Hebrew encodings have been added
2257 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
2259 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
2261 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
2267 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
2273 * Inline image display
2275 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
2276 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
2278 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
2279 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
2281 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
2283 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
2285 * Support for GBK encoding
2287 * New logo in About window
2289 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
2290 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
2291 see tools/README for details
2297 Initial GTK2 release
2299 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2