1 This file lists incompatible changes and additional/new features made to
2 mutt. Please read this file carefully when upgrading your installation.
5 !: modified feature, -: deleted feature, +: new feature
7 + $query_format (customize external query menu)
8 ! inode sorting is always enabled
9 + $time_inc suppresses progress updates less than $time_inc
14 + $time_inc (control rate of progress updates)
18 ! --enable-exact-address works again
23 + $message_cache_clean (clean cache on sync)
25 ! $header_cache_compress defaults to yes
29 - $imap_home_namespace (useless clutter)
30 + $check_mbox_size (use size change instead of atime for new mail)
31 ! improved f=f support wraps lines at $wrap if $wrap is not 0
32 + $wrap (>0 wraps at $wrap, <0 = $wrapmargin)
33 + $assumed_charset, $attach_charset, $ignore_linear_white_space
34 + $save_history, $history_file (save history across sessions)
35 + $smtp_url (ESMTP relay support)
36 + $crypt_use_pka (use GPGME PKA signature verification)
37 ! format pipe support: format strings ending in | are filtered
38 ! buffy size is configurable at runtime (no --enable-buffy-size
39 configure option, new $check_mbox_size variable)
43 + thread patterns. Use ~(...) to match all threads that
44 contain a message that matches ...
48 - $imap_cachedir replaced with $message_cachedir
49 + Header/body caching for POP ($message_cachedir)
50 + Header caching for MH folders
51 ! $record now defaults to ~/sent
52 ! $imap_idle now defaults to "yes" instead of "no"
53 + Tab-completion for $my_* variable names and values
54 + Expansion of mutt variables (except shell escape)
55 + Self-defined variables with $my_* prefix
56 + Pattern group support
58 + 'old' flag on IMAP folders
59 + SASL-IR support for IMAP
60 + IMAP IDLE support and $imap_idle
61 + Pipeline-based IMAP communicaton
62 + Full large file support
63 + Attachment counting: attachments and unattachments commands,
64 %Q and %X for $attach_format, %X for $index_format
66 + QDBM backend for header caching
71 ! $envelope_from_address has been added, $envelope_from has been renamed
73 + Progress bar via $net_inc
74 + IMAP server-side simple string search
75 + Simple string matches instead of full regex matches for '=' instead
76 of '~' with pattern modifiers
77 ! ~l matches all known lists, ~u only subscribed
79 ! The manual is now build from DocBook/XML instead of Linuxdoc/SGML source
83 + $imap_check_subscribed
84 + Tab-completion for IMAP hosts
85 ! $imap_force_ssl has been replaced without synonym by $ssl_force_tls
87 ! The default for $menu_move_off has been changed from "no" to "yes"
88 ! An empty <limit> now cancels the current limit
89 + Editing threads via <break-thread> and <link-threads>
90 + -D command line option
91 + the folder shortcut '^' refers to the currently opened folder
94 + Header caching for Maildir folders
96 Mutt 1.5.9 (2005-03-13):
99 + <rename-mailbox> function for IMAP
101 Mutt 1.5.8 (2005-02-12):
104 ! IDNA decoding is now optional via $use_idn defaulting to "yes"
105 + GPGME support via $crypt_use_gpgme
107 Mutt 1.5.7 (2005-01-28):
109 + SSL support via GNUTLS
110 + Header caching for IMAP via $header_cache and $header_cache_pagesize
113 + $hide_thread_subject
114 + Generic spam detection: new configuration commands: 'spam' and
115 'nospam', new options: $spam_separator, new expando: %H (for
116 $index_format), new pattern: ~H pattern
118 ! $pgp_mime_ask has been renamed without synonym to $pgp_mime_auto,
119 new default is "ask-yes" rather than "no"
120 + Inline PGP creation support via $pgp_replyinline, $pgp_autoinline
122 ! the 'bind' command can now be used on multiple menus at once
128 ! the 'list' and 'subscribe' commands now take regular expression
129 rather than string lists
130 ! the $alternates option is replaced by the 'alternates' command
131 taking lists of regular expressions
132 ! mailing lists can be recognized via domain matching when
134 + STLS (STARTTLS) support for POP3
138 + Bulgarian translation
139 - Kendra mailbox support
140 + <tag-prefix-cond> and <cond-end>
141 + ':' as expando modifier (e.g. '%:A')
142 + $crypt_autopgp and $crypt_autosmime
149 ! $crypt_replyencrypt and $pgp_replyencrypt now default
150 to "yes" instead of "no"
151 + $pgp_auto_traditional
152 + %A for $index_format
156 + <next-new-then-unread> and <previous-new-then-unread>
157 ! $mark_old: it only controls whether new messages
158 are marked as old when leaving the mailbox
163 + -A command line option
168 + unmailboxes command
169 + unalternative_order command
176 + -Q command line option
180 + mime_lookup command