annotate lisp/mailcrypt/NEWS @ 147:e186c2b7192d xemacs-20-2

Added tag r20-2p1 for changeset 2af401a6ecca
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1 Noteworthy changes in Mailcrypt version 3.4:
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3 Several bug fixes, mostly in the remailer functions.
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5 `C-c / d' can now decode armor-only messages.
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7 `C-c / e' with an empty recipient list now generates an armor-only
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8 message.
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10 Better support for Gnus 5 (formerly "(ding) Gnus"), including
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11 decryption of messages in read-only groups. Requires Gnus 5.0.4 or
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12 higher.
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14 Better support for recent versions (5.95+) of VM.
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16 New option for remailer list entries: Positive integer N represents a
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17 random permutation of the N "best" remailers as ordered in
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18 `~/.remailers'.
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20 New configuration variable `mc-pgp-always-fetch' to control attempts
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21 to fetch PGP keys. Legal values are t, 'never, and nil (the default).
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24 Noteworthy changes in Mailcrypt version 3.3:
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26 Numerous minor bugs have been fixed.
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28 Mailcrypt now requires at least FSF Emacs version 19.28 or XEmacs
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29 version 19.12. Sorry, but anything else is too annoying.
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31 Support has been added for reading mail under (ding) Gnus.
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34 Noteworthy changes in Mailcrypt version 3.2:
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36 Mailcrypt now uses "start-process" instead of "call-process-region" to
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37 run PGP; this uses a pipe instead of a temp file for various inputs,
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38 including your passphrase. Ahem.
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40 All Mailcrypt commands now start with the prefix `C-c /' to bring
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41 Mailcrypt into line with documented GNU standards.
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43 `mc-insert-public-key' is now bound to `C-c / x' (an in "extract")
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44 instead of `C-c a'.
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46 `mc-deactivate-passwd' is bound to `C-c / f' (as in "forget").
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48 `mc-read-mode' and `mc-write-mode' are now full-blown minor modes. So
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49 you can do, for example, `M-x mc-install-write-mode' from a Text mode
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50 buffer and have the normal encryption and signing commands available.
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51 The keymaps for the modes are configurable variables.
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53 Interactive commands `mc-encrypt-region', `mc-sign-region', etc. are
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54 now defined.
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56 If you use RMAIL and you say no to "Replace encrypted message with
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57 decrypted?", you will be dropped into RMAIL mode for viewing.
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59 RMAIL summary mode is now supported.
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61 Documentation in the form of a Texinfo file is now part of the
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62 distribution.
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64 Mailcrypt can now fetch a needed key from finger, HTTP, or any of a
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65 list of locally stored keyrings. `C-c / k' initiates a fetch
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66 manually; Mailcrypt will offer to initiate one automatically as
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67 appropriate during encryption or signature verification.
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69 The remailer functions now support Mixmaster.
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71 `C-c / d' can handle conventionally encrypted messages.