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- Short: Mail-Reader (UUCP/Internet), v7 (7.157)
- Type: comm/mail
- Author: amk@zikzak.in-berlin.de (Andreas M. Kirchwitz)
- Uploader: amk@cs.tu-berlin.de (Andreas M. Kirchwitz)
-
- AmigaElm Electronic Mail Reader for UUCP and IP packages (AmigaUUCP,
- Dillon-UUCP, Feulner-UUCP, wUUCP, AmiTCP + InetUtils etc.),
- easy to install and to use. Mostly compatible with Unix-elm
- (basic functions) and lots of additional features. Can be
- used over a serial line. AmigaOS 2.0+ required.
- Basic internal support for MIME (multimedia mail) and en-
- cryption/decryption (eg, with PGP). Also supports "metamail"
- and "reqtools" library 2.x.
- This is version 7 (7.157), Shareware, binary only. Registered
- version comes with full C source (and has better support ;-)
- (concept based on hwr-mail by Heiko W. Rupp)
- Author: Andreas M. Kirchwitz
-
-
- Summary of changes since version 6:
-
- IT'S FAST - AMAZINGLY FAST NOW!
- ===============================
-
- - When new mail arrives, only the new messages are read.
- (not the complete folder like in previous versions)
- - More intelligent 2-phase checking of folder changes allows much
- FASTER movement on main index screen and avoids scatter load of
- new messages.
- - Remembers last selected message after re-read.
- - IT'S FAST - AMAZINGLY FAST NOW!
- Reads in the complete folder in almost half the time.
- (compared with previous versions)
- - You can skip directly to the next unread message from within
- built-in pager. (includes reading and deleting, configurable)
- - Improved scripts for encryption and decryption.
- - Improved "Send-off" prompt in terminal mode.
- - Various other enhancements.
- - Some internal changes and bug fixes.
-
-
- Complete list of changes since version 6:
-
- - Removed dozens of fseek()'s and ftell()'s, especially when reading in
- mail folders. You folders are now read in almost half the time.
- Envoy users may notice speed increase up to ten times (compared
- with previous versions).
- - If folder could not be opened, lock on folder was not removed
- so that access from other programs was denied until reboot or
- next successful call to Elm.
- - For built-in pager: made "D" (shift d) the opposite of "d" in
- combination with the SkipIndex variable. If SkipIndex is on,
- "d" skips the index screen and "D" does not. If SkipIndex is off,
- "d" return to index screen and "D" skips it.
- - Changed default for "WarnReturnCode" from 1 to 10, because most users
- never read manuals or history files (like this one).
- - Some minor modifications in documentation (AppendSignature,
- Iconify command key).
- - Fixed some problems with re-sync ('$') and edit ('e') which were
- introduced with the new read-only-new-msgs-on-folder-change-feature.
- [Martin Jahner]
- - After uniconify Elm's window is brought to front.
- [Christian Stelter]
- - Made Escape-key an alias for Control-C to abort "q"uit and e"x"it.
- [Mike A. McAngus]
- - Updated scripts "EncryptMsg" and "DecryptMsg".
- [thanks to Ignatios Souvatzis and Peter Simons]
- - Some further enhancements to "SkipIndex" and skip-to-next-message
- feature.
- - Fixed bug with option "-z" which didn't override "QuitEmpty" from
- .elm/elmrc file correctly. Now it does ;-)
- - More intelligent 2-phase checking of folder changes allows much
- faster movement on main index screen and avoids scatter load of
- new messages.
- - Small changes to options menu.
- - New design for "send-off" prompt when in terminal mode.
- New switch to (not) archive out-going mail.
- - Fixed bug with static string (was too small, a relict from the
- past) when calling Metamail, which could cause Enforcer hits
- if the Content-Type header field was larger then expected.
- Now replaced with a dynamic string ;-)
- [Klaus Heinz]
- - Optimized search function (key '/')... is faster now.
- - Some minor changes in documentation.
- - Environment variable "HOME_ELM" offically documented now.
- - Iconify/Zoom-Gadget gone, use Amiga-i instead.
- - Iconify allowed only on main index screen.
- - Rework of window refresh code.
- - If new messages arrive, AmigaElm won't re-read the complete folder
- any longer, but only the newly arrived messages at the end of the
- folder. Thus, you should not edit the message contents of the
- folder while Elm is running... Elm won't recognize this any longer
- (because Elm does only consistency checks for the message offsets,
- not for the contents).
- If you want to edit the folder (in any way) while Elm is running,
- use the built-in edit function (key 'e') which causes Elm to re-
- read the complete folder.
- - AmigaElm now automatically tries to remember last selected message
- after re-read of folder.
- - When in built-in pager: key 'n' and some other keys (eg, ' ' and 'd')
- immediately jump to next undeleted message without displaying index
- main screen. (see also new variable "SkipIndex")
- - New in .elm/elmrc: "SkipIndex". If set to "No" and in internal pager,
- only key 'n' skips to next undeleted message without displaying index
- main screen.
- - On main index screen, added 'D' (same as 'd').
- - Fixed bug in "c)hange folder" where Elm tried to remember
- message flags although it shouldn't do that. (flags are only
- kept when re-syncing the current folder)
- - Fixed bug when launching "mailto" and "metamail".
- (software failure if failed _and_ command line was very long)
- - Fixed bug with external pagers (More, Most, Less, etc) where text
- file wasn't created properly (bug introduced in version 7).
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