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authorSergey Poznyakoff <gray@gnu.org.ua>2005-03-06 23:12:28 +0000
committerSergey Poznyakoff <gray@gnu.org.ua>2005-03-06 23:12:28 +0000
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-GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2005-03-05
+GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2005-03-07
Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
See the end of file for copying conditions.
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ encrypted using MySQL password() function. New option
passwords, `scrambled' for passwords hashed using MySQL algorithm and
`hash' for MD5 or DES hashed passwords (default).
-* mail: Improved POSIX compatibility.
+* mail
+
+** Improved POSIX compatibility.
In particular, `next' command now works as described by
POSIX. Following commands change the status of the message to `read':
mbox, pipe, print, top, undelete, visual and decode (a GNU extension).
@@ -26,6 +28,19 @@ Implemented following variables: flipr, showto, bang.
The command `touch' does not alter messages that were deleted or saved
to a file.
+** The `decode' command inspects `metamail' variable to see if
+it should use an external program for displaying MIME message
+parts. The variable, if set, should contain the invocation line
+of the program. Thus, settting
+
+ set metamail="metamail -m mail -p"
+
+in your ~/.mailrc enables use of the standard `metamail' program
+by `decode'.
+
+Before calling `metamail', the environment variable METAMAIL_PAGER
+is set to the value of the variable PAGER.
+
* from
The `from' utility was rewritten. It is now fully compatible with the
BSD version.

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