1 Changes of the Claws Mail GTK2 branch
6 * Claws Mail is now licensed under GPLv3 or later.
9 Tags are arbitrary labels that can be applied to messages. It is
10 possible to create, edit, remove Tags; apply them to mails;
11 filter on Tags or Tag presence; apply or unset Tags via Filtering
12 actions; reference Tags in reply Templates.
14 * Threads can now be sorted by most recent message
15 /View/Sort/By thread date
17 * Added "/View/Show or Hide/Column headers"
19 * Added 'watch thread' feature
21 * Enabled the running of folder Processing rules on demand
23 * Added options to stop/enable writing logs to disc, see Logging
26 * IMAP and News: Implement age-based caching: allow the specifying
27 of a threshold for the offline synchronisation feature, and whether
28 old cached bodies should be removed. Accessible from the Folder
31 * IMAP: Made multiple copy, (in the same IMAP account), faster by
32 matching source/destination message UIDs.
34 * LDAP: Ability to edit all Person attributes
36 * Nicer layout of the message part icons
38 * Speed up and clean up rendering of larger msgs
40 * Use progress bar when sending messages
42 * Made mainwindow's /Help/Manual point to the remote copy if the
43 local copy doesn't exist
45 * Replaced some deprecated widgets
47 * Enabled changing the emphasis color used to highlight the
48 newsreader/x-mailer header value when it matches our preferred
49 mail agent, (hidden pref 'emphasis_color' added to clawsrc).
51 * tools/mew2claws-mail.pl
52 Added new script that imports a Mew address book
54 * tools/popfile-link.sh
55 Added a new script that will open selected messages in
56 POPFile control center, in order to change the message
61 * Check that Dillo's installed when loading the Dillo Browser
65 o Automatically choose the correct application
67 o Better way to notify of new mails
68 o Destroy messageview after trashing mail
70 o Better toolbars, removal of CTree headers
71 o Add a specific icon to go back to folder list
72 o Improvements to the Wizard, About and icon legend dialogues
73 o add an easy way to store data (mails and IMAP/NNTP caches)
74 on one of the SD cards, and protect against unmounts if
76 o plug the online/offline system into maemo's interfaces to
77 have Claws automatically switch according to the system
78 status (on IT OS 2007)
79 o use HildonBanners to display status messages
80 o force layout to be Small screen
81 o put the progress bar in the toolbar
87 * libetpan 0.49 is now required for IMAP support
89 * Added "From, To or Subject" to the QuickSearch types.
91 * Added handling of the 'a' key to loop through a mail's MIME parts.
93 * In the Compose window "Add to address book" has been added to the
94 context menu of the sender and recipient fields.
96 * Implemented a proper References filtering condition.
98 * Added the possibility to cancel receiving in IMAP accounts.
100 * Made offline synchronisation faster.
102 * Added an alternate way to fetch flags on IMAP, which improves
103 performance with some servers, (like Exchange).
104 See "Bandwidth-efficient mode" in IMAP accounts' Receive
107 * Allow manual sorting of Templates.
109 * Templates improvements: easier syntax, add some useful variables.
111 * Implemented per-account and per-folder compose/reply/forward
114 * Added a QuickSearch option to automatically run a search selected
117 * Made the Summaries Preferemces page "when entering a folder..."
118 options fully customisable.
120 * Added an "Open last opened folder at startup" option to the
121 Summaries page in the Prerferences.
123 * Changed the Preference "Only mark as read when opened in new
124 window" on the Summaries page to "Only mark as read when opened
125 in new window, or replied to".
127 * Allow disabling mail filtering plugins on a per-account
130 * Added an option to the Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins to
131 enable marking saved spam as Read.
133 * Added a warning about encryption limits, which can be disabled.
135 * Removed the "Download all" preference from POP3 accounts; it
136 was useless and confusing.
138 * Re-organized some Preferences page.
140 * Replaced the tabbed layout in Account Preferences with pages.
142 * Renamed 'Protocol Log' to 'Network Log'
144 * Added a few cursor improvments while Claws is busy.
146 * Added support for CRLF in headers of messages.
148 * Added support for a few more date formats (RFC3339 subsets).
150 * The keypad's Enter key now does the same as the Return key.
152 * Improved LDIF import, better error handling, UI cleanup.
154 * LDAP write support has been added.
156 * Use Hildon's file chooser on Maemo.
162 * Added a printer icon.
165 o bug 1187, 'Reply-to addressee disappears when reply-to text
166 box is clicked...' (Maemo)
167 o bug 1190, 'dir_open' button doesn't work' (Maemo)
168 o bug 1193, 'Need a way to multi-select items'
169 o bug 1194, 'Hardware keys move from email list to account/
170 directory list, but not back to email list...'
172 o bug 1196, 'Edit>Select All doesn't work' (Maemo)
173 o bug 1198, 'Reply-all "disappearing" address bug
175 o bug 1200, 'Add option to always retrieve full messages'
176 o bug 1209, 'Clicking on address in header (mailto uri)
177 selects default account'
178 o bug 1211, 'Offline dialog message bugs/annoyances...'
179 o Don't reflect accounts changes to the mainwindow when it's
181 o Fix double fetching of mails if first try failed
182 o Fix a crash in textview
183 o Fix changing quicksearch type (after Esc, after changing
185 o tools/uudec Fix missing dash to `display` command-line
191 o Fix for CVE-2007-1558 (APOP)
192 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1558
195 o Fix bug 1185, 'Pluginwindow's [X] button doesn't save'
196 o Fix encoding woes wrt saving of mails and parts
202 The Maemo port touches several areas: using the correct APIs for
203 a good integration, adding of a new layout suited for small
204 screens, Maemo-specific default preferences changes, Maemo-specific
205 GUI improvements, etc.
207 * Added more customisable colour labels
209 * Added 'Mark as spam', 'Mark as ham', and 'Add to address book'
212 * Added a new Quote Format symbol, %A, to insert the sender's email
215 * Changed the option to display unread message counts next to folder
216 names: it is now possible to display the total count of messages
217 too. Configurable from Display/Summaries
219 * If Claws Mail is already running on another display, attempting to
220 start it will mention that instead of popping up the window on the
223 * Added debugging of filtering/processing rules. Configurable from
224 Other/Logging options page
226 * Added handling of the contextual menu key in compose windows and
229 * Added a "pulsing" progressbar in the label window used when
230 rebuilding folder tree, etc, in order to show activity
232 * Improved "Offline mode override" dialogue to avoid asking
233 repeatedly, but still ask on explicit user actions
235 * Improved the creation of POP/Local accounts when no MH mailbox
236 exist: create the default one
238 * Write folderlist directly after adding/deleting accounts that have
241 * Added logging IMAP ALERTs as errors in the log
243 * Added a way for MimeViewer plugins to implement search in a part's
246 * Updated, added and replaced some icons
248 * Added display of any LDAP specified Search attributes
250 * Added 'telephoneNumber' in the default LDAP list of attributes
252 * Updated the Face header in the welcome message
254 * Added the option to minimize to tray in the Trayicon plugin
256 * Added a wrapper to mairix in the tools folder, tools/mailrix.sh
258 * Added a script which enables inserting files into the message body
259 of a new Compose window from the command line,
260 tools/claws-mail-compose-insert-files.pl
262 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, French, German,
263 Hungarian, Polish,Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
270 o bug 1129, '"local mbox file" account isn't retrieving
272 o bug 1135, 'cm-segfault on decrypting with PGP/inline'
273 o bug 1136, 'Crash in group address completion'
274 * Fix "After receiving new mail, go to inbox" on IMAP, and
275 restrict it to manual fetching only
276 * Fix alertpanel.h only included in #ifdef HAVE_LIBETPAN
277 * Fix return value without libetpan
278 * Use gtk_window_set_role instead of gtk_window_set_wmclass
279 * Fix mime/globs path on NetBSD
284 * Removed 'Separate Folder tree' and 'Separate Message View' and put
285 new layouts in place of it, 'Standard', 'Three columns', 'Wide
286 message' and 'Wide message list'. Accessible from /View/Layout.
288 * Added IMAP subscriptions
289 Creating a new folder subscribes it. Deleting a folder unsubscribes
290 it. "Creating" an existing but unsubscribed folder will subscribe
291 it. By default, for new accounts, only subscribed folders are shown.
292 A contextual menu item has been added, /Subscriptions, which allows
293 switching the display between All folders and Subscribed folders
294 only. It also enables the subscribing and unsubscribing of folders.
296 * Added the option 'Enable customisable menu shortcuts' to the
297 'Other' preferences page. Turning this off locks the current hot
298 keys, preventing accidental changes.
300 * Added icons for application/pdf, application/pgp-signature,
301 application/postscript and text/calendar.
303 * Added /Tools/List URIs
304 Enables opening any or all of the URIs contained in the currently
307 * Added 'spam flag' to the Filtering and Processing Match Types.
309 * Removed the 'Composing messages exist' dialogue on exit. Instead
310 opened messages are automatically saved to drafts, and re-opened at
313 * Added handling of local URIs, (file:///...), from the --attach
316 * Added Account options for spellcheck default dictionaries.
318 * Added 'Edit/Delete thread'.
320 * Added an option 'Ask about account specific filtering rules...' to
321 the 'Other' page, which was previously a hidden option.
323 * Some preferences have been re-arranged:
324 Moved the 'Ask before emptying trash' option on the 'Other' page
325 outside of the 'On exit' frame as it's not only an 'On exit' option.
326 Moved 'Never send Return Receipts' from 'Other' to 'Sending' page.
327 Moved keybinding preferences to the 'Other' page.
328 Added 'mousepad' to the list of text editors on the 'External
331 * Bogofilter and SpamAssassin plugins: Enabled moving spam mail to the
332 Account's Trash folder instead of default Trash folder.
334 * ClamAV plugin: updated for the upstream changes in libclamav, whilst
335 maintaining compatibility with older version of libclamav.
337 * GPG Plugins: Added an option 'Use gpg-agent to manage passwords' to
338 GPG page of the common preferences. Fixes annoyances with distro-
339 installed gpg-agent, when no pinentry program is installed, and the
340 user is at a loss on why "decryption failed". It can be turned off
341 to bypass gpg-agent. The option is disabled if gpg-agent is not
344 * TrayIcon plugin: Added 'Hide at startup' and 'Close to tray'
346 When the 'Close to tray' option is used the Window Manager's hotkey
347 and [X] button will hide the window instead of closing it - closing
348 CM can be done using the tray icon menu or the /File menu.
349 Clicking the trayicon now raises the window to current desktop when
350 it was either minimized or shaded, or when it was on another desktop.
352 * Added support for non ISO-8859-1 compatible locales to the Actions
353 scripts freshmeat_search.pl, google_search.pl and multiwebsearch.pl.
355 * Renamed the maildir2claws-mail.pl script to kmail-mailbox2claws-mail.pl
356 and updated it to work with newer versions of Kmail.
358 * Added thunderbird-filters-convertor.pl script, which converts
359 thunderbird filter rules to Claws filter rules.
361 * Updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Czech, Finnish,
362 French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Serbian, Simplified Chinese,
363 Slovak and Spanish translations.
368 * Added command line equivalent options:
370 -q and --quit for --exit
372 "Unknown option" is now printed when unknown command line options
375 * The wizard for configuration migration, (Sylpheed-Claws to Claws
376 Mail), now has the option to save or not save a backup of the old
377 configuration folder.
379 * The configuration wizard is now re-run if it was previously
383 o bug 1100, 'Highlighted e-mail data not visible when color
385 o bug 1101, '"Load plugin" button is accidentally hidden'
386 o bug 1102, 'claws-mail-2.7.1 makes use of deprecated ldap
388 o IMAP: fixed crash when connect command doesn't exist.
389 o IMAP: better folder checking when an IMAP directory is set.
390 o IMAP: Never remove INBOX when scanning for new folders.
391 It's a special folder that must exist.
392 o fix vertical scrollbar jumping back to the top when 'Check
393 for new folders' is used.
394 o fix sensitivity issues of Mark as Spam/Ham context menus.
395 o fix potential crashes in the address book's embedded 'Edit
396 person' dialogue, and fix conflicting copy/paste menu
398 o Reflect change of Font configuration in the Header view
400 o fix handling of empty values in attach_load_directory and
401 attach_save_directory clawsrc options.
402 o fix 2nd-run loss and new configuration loss of filtering
403 rules on configuration migration.
404 o Bogofilter plugin: fix sensitivity of "Insert X-Bogosity
411 o bug 1095, 'Crash while changing folder columns during
413 o bug 1098, 'bogus last row display after expanding a thread'
414 o fix a few annoyances when choosing keys for the CMS (S/MIME)
416 o fix updating of the mime parts
417 o fix Forwarding msgs with attachments that have dos line
419 o strip S/MIME signatures when re-editing S/MIME signed
421 o fix body search starting at the end of the mail (and asking
423 o fix Enter in search windows
424 o fix dbus-related crash in the the GTK+ file selector.
425 o IMAP: fix recursion when server lists the current subfolder
427 o IMAP: get rid of the previous mailimap when connecting, just
428 in case disconnect was unclean
429 o IMAP: make sure we don't use an old socket when reconnecting
435 * The --select option can now also select emails by Message-ID
437 * Attaching files from 'mailto:' URIs (&attach=...) is now possible.
438 A dialog is displayed to make sure that the user is aware that the
439 mail will contain attachments
441 * 'New Message format' has been added to the Compose/Writing options,
442 this works like the Quote format and the same symbols are supported
444 * Reworked the About dialog, including the addition of a new page,
445 'Features', which indicates which of the optional features are
446 compiled in and which are not. A 'Release Notes' page was also
449 * Added history combo for all search fields (message and text)
451 * The 'mark_as_read_delay' option is not hidden anymore and can be
452 found in Configuration/Preferences/Summaries
454 * Added global and per-folder preferences to set the default
457 * Allow spell-checking to use both current and alternate dictionaries
459 * Added an hidden option 'addressbook_use_editaddress_dialog' to
460 embed the contact editor in the addressbook window in contrast to
463 * Added a hidden option 'unsafe_ssl_certs', to allow storing
464 multiple SSL certificates for a given server/port. You will be
465 asked to accept unknown certificates. Unchecking this option will
466 require you to re-accept previously known certificates
468 * Allow copying of folders between mailboxes
470 * Better automatic account selection for mailing lists (searches for
471 the email address in the Delivered-To header also)
473 * Made the "Synchronise" menu item inactive when there's nothing to
476 * Use Message font in Writing and Quoting preferences, as well as in
479 * Added more HTML symbols to the html to text converter
481 * Save the addressbook's window size on closing
483 * Better checks for syntax errors are applied to Templates and Quote
486 * Added a check to avoid trying to use a non-existent folder as
489 * Enable setting SSL via STARTTLS from the set-up wizard
491 * Added handling of ":port" in server addresses in the set-up wizard
492 to specify a port to connect to
494 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to print the X-Claws-Bogosity
495 header in emails handled by the Bogofilter plugin (in MH folders
498 * Bogofilter plugin: added an option to whitelist senders found in
501 * Bogofilter plugin: Allow storing of Unsure mails in a specific
502 folder to make better teaching easier
504 * Bogofilter plugin: Improved GUI interaction while Bogofilter is
507 * TrayIcon plugin: added an "Email from account/..." submenu
509 * updated Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Catalan, Finnish,
510 French, Italian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, and Spanish
516 * First release as Claws Mail
519 o bug 1053, 'SC fails to reestablish a secure connection'
520 o bug 1054, 'Slowness logging big data chunks'
521 o bug 1057, 'crash on sending s signed message to a
523 o bug 1060, 'compilation error with Irix's cc'
524 o bug 1061, 'crash on opening signed email'
525 o bug 1066, 'Incorrect mailbox size displayed'
526 o bug 1069, 'Sent mails disappear, BCC or locking problem?'
527 o fix Reply To/Mailing list from the menu
528 o forbid drag and drop from/to different folders of type
530 o src/ssl_manager.c: fix possible infinite loop
531 o fix Options/Reply mode after draft save
532 o obey always_show_msg option when marking as spam
533 o fix spelling menu when replying
534 o don't change the From column title to To if the To column
536 o fix the wrong recipient being selected when replying to a
537 msg which is From one of our accounts To another of our
539 o fix crash on combining mark_as_read_delay with Hide Read
541 o create ~/.mailcap if it doesn't exist
547 * Final release as Sylpheed-Claws
549 * libetpan 0.48 or greater is now required for IMAP support.
551 * The Compose window now has an /Options/Reply mode/ menu. This
552 enables changing the recipients of a reply on the fly.
554 * QuickSearch now has a type-ahead option for fast searches.
556 * Extra symbols are now available for the Quote parser, your name,
557 your email address, the account name, and the organization.
559 * In the Folder Properties, it is now possible to test the regular
560 expression used in the Simplify Subject RegExp option.
562 * GSSAPI support has been added for IMAP.
564 * UIDPLUS support has been added for IMAP.
566 * A Stop button has been added for Message Body searches, enabling
567 cancelling of a running search. This is available in '/Edit/Search
568 Folder...' and '/Edit/Find in current message...'.
570 * libSM support has been added. This enables communication with the
571 session manager, so that it is known when the session ends, in
572 order to save the caches, and draft any messages currently being
575 * Support for Address Book Groups has been added to the Compose
576 window's automatic address completion.
578 * a new hidden option has been added, 'respect_flowed_format'. This
579 follows RFC3676 with regard to a message part with a Content-Type
580 that includes 'format=flowed' and 'delsp=yes'. This will cause some
581 mails to have long lines, but will fix some URLs that would
582 otherwise be wrapped. By default it is turned off.
584 * Basic key import/export has been added to the PGP plugins. When
585 generating a new key pair you can export the public key to a key
586 server. When selecting the signature part of a message, if the key
587 is not on your keyring, you will be asked if you want to attempt
588 to import it from a keyserver.
590 * The TrayIcon now displays 'offline' status.
592 * More window sizes and placements are remembered across sessions.
594 * tools/fix_date.sh: Switches to replace non RFC-compliant Date:
595 value, and to use strict RFC matching patterns for dates have been
598 * Several optimisations have been made.
605 o Fix redirecting of sent mails
606 o Fix Go to Next * after applying Preferences
607 o Fix quote-folding when emails don't convert cleanly to
614 o bug 1034, 'Incorrect display of size field in message view'
620 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
621 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
622 o fix building with --disable-nls
623 o remove tabs in Subject string
628 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
631 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
633 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
635 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
636 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
642 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
643 o Crash in partial downloading
648 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
650 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
651 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
654 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
655 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
656 slowness or duplicated messages.
661 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
663 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
665 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
667 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
669 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
670 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
672 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
673 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
674 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
676 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
677 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
678 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
680 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
682 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
685 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
686 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
688 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
690 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
691 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
692 the Message and Folder lists.
693 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
695 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
698 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
699 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
701 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
704 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
706 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
709 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
710 matches exactly, it is automatically used
712 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
714 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
716 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
719 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
720 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
721 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
723 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
724 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
726 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
729 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
731 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
733 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
736 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
739 * Claws Mail' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
740 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
742 * Several GUI improvements.
744 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
746 * Logging has been improved.
748 * improved sizing of some widgets
750 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
752 * The manuals have been updated
754 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
756 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
759 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
765 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
766 setting of the man directory location
768 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
769 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
770 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
772 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
774 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
776 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
778 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
779 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
780 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
783 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
784 their text label in the message body
786 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
788 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
791 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
794 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
795 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
797 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
798 'Other' page of the preferences.
800 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
801 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
804 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
807 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
808 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
810 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
813 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
814 Message View, where it was useless
816 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
817 combo when editing accounts
819 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
822 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
824 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
826 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
827 searching sub-folders)
829 * Faster send on IMAP
831 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
833 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
835 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
837 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
839 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
841 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
843 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
845 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
848 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
850 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
852 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
853 when switching to Online mode
855 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
856 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
859 * The Claws Mail logo has been updated
866 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
868 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
870 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
872 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
875 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
877 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
878 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
880 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
882 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
887 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
888 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
890 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
892 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
894 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
895 choosing the account to use
897 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
898 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
899 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
901 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
903 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
906 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
907 folder has been added.
909 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
910 subject, in addition to standard headers.
912 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
913 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
915 * Optimised large folder reading
917 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
919 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
921 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
923 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
925 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
927 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
929 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
931 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
933 * The user manual has been updated
935 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
943 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
951 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
954 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
957 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
964 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
966 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
968 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
970 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
972 * Fixed some compiler warnings
974 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
976 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
978 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
981 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
983 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
985 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
988 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
989 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
990 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
993 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
996 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
998 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
1002 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
1005 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
1006 transport wasn't reselected
1008 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
1010 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
1013 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
1014 return-path email adress being different)
1016 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
1017 locking causing dataloss)
1022 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
1023 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
1025 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
1027 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
1029 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
1030 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
1032 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
1033 a pink/red background.
1035 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
1038 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
1039 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Claws Mail',
1042 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
1044 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
1045 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
1046 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
1048 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
1049 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
1050 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
1052 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
1053 the same way as the Message View.
1055 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
1056 expiration date is shown.
1058 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
1059 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
1062 * LDAPS support has been added.
1064 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
1065 translations are now also included.
1072 * The Preferences config file, ~/.claws-mail/sylpheedrc, is now
1073 stored with UTF-8 encoding
1078 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
1079 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
1081 * Support for the Face header has been added,
1082 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
1084 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
1085 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
1087 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
1088 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
1090 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
1093 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
1096 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
1099 * A long search can now be cancelled.
1101 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
1102 automatically changed to the To column.
1104 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
1105 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
1107 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
1108 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
1109 and to give them each a label.
1111 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
1112 dictionary' has been added.
1114 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
1115 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
1117 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
1118 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
1120 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
1122 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
1123 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
1124 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
1125 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
1128 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
1130 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
1132 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
1135 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
1136 articles from newscache/
1138 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
1139 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
1141 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
1142 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
1143 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
1144 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
1145 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
1147 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
1148 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
1150 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
1151 tree into Claws Mail, tools/tbird2syl.py
1156 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
1158 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
1160 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
1162 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
1163 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
1165 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
1167 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
1168 Calling claws-mail --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
1169 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
1170 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
1171 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
1173 * claws-mail email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
1175 * claws-mail proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
1177 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
1179 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
1181 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
1184 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
1185 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
1187 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
1188 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
1190 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
1192 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
1193 alphabetically ordered.
1195 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
1197 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
1198 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
1201 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
1202 background for greater visibility.
1204 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
1207 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
1208 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
1210 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
1212 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
1215 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
1216 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
1218 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
1219 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
1220 requirements are matched.
1222 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
1225 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
1227 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
1229 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
1230 licence has been added.
1232 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
1234 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
1235 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
1236 to Claws filtering rules.
1241 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
1242 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
1244 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
1245 functions were fixed.
1248 Signature checking is now non-blocking
1250 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
1252 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'claws-mail'
1257 * The binary is now 'claws-mail' and not 'sylpheed'
1259 * The default config dir is now '~/.claws-mail'. The user will
1260 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
1261 options to this new directory.
1263 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
1266 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
1269 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
1270 to the text/plain part.
1271 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
1272 key C to perform the signature check.
1273 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
1274 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
1275 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
1277 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
1278 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
1280 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
1282 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
1285 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
1287 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
1288 by the icon of the parent folder.
1291 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
1292 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
1294 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
1296 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
1297 the To header has also been set.
1299 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
1302 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
1304 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
1305 presented if no command was found for the file type.
1307 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
1308 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
1309 X-Face in messageview'.
1311 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
1313 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
1314 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
1315 sender' still work like before.
1317 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
1318 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
1320 * The About window has been reworked.
1325 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
1327 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
1330 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
1332 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
1335 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
1338 * the description windows are now non-modal
1340 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
1342 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
1343 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
1345 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
1346 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
1347 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
1349 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
1350 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
1352 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
1353 subject as the window title.
1355 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
1358 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
1359 Attachment pane is now possible
1361 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
1363 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
1364 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
1366 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
1367 when composing a message
1372 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
1373 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
1374 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
1375 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
1377 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
1379 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
1381 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
1382 now derived from the normal font.
1384 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
1385 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
1387 * Many improvements to the Address book.
1389 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
1390 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
1392 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
1395 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
1397 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
1399 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
1400 the removal of the toolbar handles.
1402 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
1403 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
1405 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
1407 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
1410 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
1413 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
1415 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
1417 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
1418 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
1421 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
1422 Use Claws Mail icon and the text 'Claws Mail' in the menu,
1423 use kdialog during installation
1428 * add GPGME 1.x support.
1430 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
1432 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
1434 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
1436 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
1438 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
1440 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
1442 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
1443 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
1445 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
1447 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
1450 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
1451 clipboards in the Compose window
1453 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
1455 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
1458 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
1460 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
1462 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
1465 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
1466 'textview_cursor_visible'
1468 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
1469 'Edit accounts' dialogue
1471 * New Claws Mail icons have been added, and the default
1472 application icon is now set.
1474 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
1480 * improved IMAP support
1482 * Performance increases
1484 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
1485 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
1486 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
1487 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
1488 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
1490 * new style configuration options interface.
1493 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
1495 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
1497 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
1499 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
1501 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
1504 * Hebrew encodings have been added
1506 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
1508 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
1510 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
1516 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
1522 * Inline image display
1524 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
1525 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
1527 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
1528 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
1530 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
1532 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
1534 * Support for GBK encoding
1536 * New logo in About window
1538 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
1539 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
1540 see tools/README for details
1546 Initial GTK2 release
1548 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2