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+NOFFLE NEWS -- User visible changes
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+
+1.0pre6
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+
+ * Forget cached group info when group database closed.
+ * Added list of 'forbidden' newsgroup specs., as defined in draft IETF
+   Newsgroup Format (C.Lindsey), tracked to replace RFC1036. This defines
+   newsgroup names that should only be used for server-local groups and
+   server pseudo-groups (e.g. INN's to.*, cancel, cancel.*, junk). These
+   are now intercepted when querying server groups and ignored. Group names
+   omitted are any single component names, any 'control.*', 'to' or
+   'to.*',and any with a component 'all' or 'ctl'.
+   Note these restrictions do not apply to local group names.
+ * Fixed problem with article numbering if the overview file empties,
+   e.g. due to all articles in a very low volume group expiring. This
+   would cause article numbers to be set back to 1 when a new article
+   arrives.
+ * New groups now always start numbering at article 1. Previously article
+   numbering would start with the first held remote article number, in an
+   attempt to avoid newsreaders noticing if noffle is deleted and
+   reinstalled. Given Noffle may well not collect the first held article
+   anyway - it only will if the default number of articles to retrieve on
+   a first connect is big enough - and the fact that Noffle's pseudo
+   articles make it impossible to keep local article numbers in lock-step
+   with the server, there is the chance this scheme would just cause
+   readers to miss new articles.
+ * Record newsgroup posting status. Enforce it at posting time.
+   Added --modify to change newsgroup descriptions for all groups and
+   posting status for local groups.
+ * Added group deletion.
+ * Added message cancellation - from command line or by control message.
+   Note command line only cancels locally - it can't be used to cancel a
+   message that has already gone offsite. A control messages cancels
+   locally if possible; it is only propaged offsite if the target is in a
+   non-local group and has itself already gone offsite.
+ * Added wildmat code taken from INN - ensure Noffle wildcarding is
+   exactly to spec.
+ * Added group-specific expire times.
+ * Noffle now sends a "MODE READER" command after connecting to the
+   remote server. INN needs this before it will permit POST.
+ * added support for local groups
+ * new command line options --create and --cancel
+ * Changed output of 'noffle -a all' to standard mailbox format,
+   so that tools like grepmail work.
+ * documentation updates
+ * NOFFLE now uses the autoconf/automake build-system
+
+
+0.16 - 1.0pre6pre
+-----------------
+
+ * See ChangeLog
+