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-====== Draft ======
+====== 1.0.1 (May 26, 2008) ======
+<code>
-Please not that POPFile 1.0.1 has not yet been released.
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-Prepared for Release Candidate RC0 (just testing the build process!)
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 Welcome to POPFile v1.0.1
-POPFile is an email classification tool with a Naive Bayes classifier,
+POPFile is an email classification tool with a Naive Bayes classifier, POP3,
-POP3, SMTP, NNTP proxies and IMAP filter and a web interface. It runs
+SMTP, NNTP proxies and IMAP filter and a web interface. It runs on most
-on most platforms and with most email clients.
+platforms and with most email clients.
-This version is a bug fix and minor feature release.  It's also the
-first release to have been built by Brian Smith :-)
+This version is a bug fix and minor feature release. It's also the first
+release to have been built by Brian Smith.
 WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE v1.0.0
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 . Bug fixes
-When POPFile starts up it no longer complains about a missing IMAP
+When POPFile starts up it no longer complains about a missing IMAP file if
-file if IMAP has not been installed.
+IMAP has not been installed.
-Fixed some bugs in the IMAP module.
+Fixed a bug in the IMAP module that allowed for unintentional reclassification
+to the unclassified bucket.
-Fixed a bug that causes segmentation faults when displaying messages
+Fixed a bug that causes segmentation faults when displaying messages which
-which have very long To, Cc or From headers in the POPFile UI.
+have very long To, Cc or From headers in the POPFile UI.
 Fixed a bug that causes a few warnings during the corpus upgrade process.
-Add code to check for unexpected NULL characters in email messages
+Add code to check for unexpected NULL characters in email messages (to avoid
-(to avoid SQLite problems).
+SQLite problems).
 . POPFile improvements
-POPFile's Brazilian Portuguese language file has been renamed. The new
+POPFile's Brazilian Portuguese language file has been renamed. The new name
-name does not include any spaces.
+does not include any spaces.
 The simplified and traditional Chinese language translations have been
 updated.
-POPFile's log file now includes entries showing when POPFile starts up
+POPFile's log file now includes entries showing when POPFile starts up and
-and shuts down. This makes it easier to read the log file.
+shuts down. This makes it easier to read the log file.
-The startup messages in the log file have been made easier to read
+The startup messages in the log file have been made easier to read by
-by splitting the long entries into shorter lines.
+splitting the long entries into shorter lines.
+The IMAP module now issues a log message when it fails to connect to the
+server.
+Deletion of messages from the message history has been made faster.
 . Installer improvements
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 upgrading the existing SSL support files.
-The installer and all of the NSIS-based programs have been built
+The installer and all of the NSIS-based programs have been built using the
-using the latest NSIS compiler and newer versions of the internet
+latest NSIS compiler and newer versions of the plugins used to download files
-downloading module. This should reduce the number of false alarms
+from the internet. These NSIS-related improvements should reduce the number of
-from various anti-virus packages.
+false alarms from various anti-virus packages.
+The latest version of the SQLite command-line utility is now included.
 . UI improvements
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 The links to the wiki have been improved.
+. Other changes
-. Other improvements
+The (outdated) manual is no longer included in the download. All documentation
+for POPFile is online and can be found at http://getpopfile.org/docs/
-???
 WHERE TO DOWNLOAD
-    http://getpopfile.org/wiki/download
+    http://getpopfile.org/download/
 GETTING STARTED WITH POPFILE
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 QuickStart guide:
-    http://getpopfile.org/wiki/QuickStart
+  http://getpopfile.org/docs/QuickStart
 SSL SUPPORT IN WINDOWS
-SSL Support is offered as one of the optional components by the
+SSL Support is offered as one of the optional components by the installer. If
-installer. If the SSL Support option is selected the installer will
+the SSL Support option is selected the installer will download the necessary
-download the necessary files during installation.
+files during installation.
-If SSL support is not selected when installing (or upgrading) POPFile
-or if the installer was unable to download all of the SSL files then
-POPFile's "Add/Remove Programs" entry can be used to add SSL support
-to an existing installation.
+If SSL support is not selected when installing (or upgrading) POPFile or if
+the installer was unable to download all of the SSL files then POPFile's
+"Add/Remove Programs" entry can be used to add SSL support to an existing
+installation.
 I AM USING THE CROSS PLATFORM VERSION
-POPFile requires a number of Perl modules that are available from
+POPFile requires a number of Perl modules that are available from CPAN. You
-CPAN.  You will need:
+will need:
-   Date::Parse
+ Date::Parse
-   HTML::Template
+ HTML::Template
-   HTML::Tagset
+ HTML::Tagset
-   DBD::SQLite2
+ DBD::SQLite2
-   DBI
+ DBI
-   TimeDate
+ TimeDate
 You can install all the required POPFile modules by getting the
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 Please refer to the installation instructions on the POPFile wiki:
-   http://getpopfile.org/wiki/HowTos:CrossPlatformInstall
+ http://getpopfile.org/docs/HowTos:CrossPlatformInstall
-Japanese users may need to install some extra programs and Perl
+Japanese users may need to install some extra programs and Perl modules,
-modules, depending upon which Nihongo parser (wakachi-gaki program)
+depending upon which Nihongo parser (wakachi-gaki program) they wish to use.
-they wish to use.  For more information about how to install them, see
+For more information about how to install them, see the POPFile wiki:
-the POPFile wiki:
-   http://getpopfile.org/wiki/JP:HowTos:CrossPlatformInstall
+ http://getpopfile.org/docs/JP:HowTos:CrossPlatformInstall
 CROSS PLATFORM VERSION KNOWN ISSUES
-The current version of SQLite (v3.x) is not compatible with POPFile.
+The current version of SQLite (v3.x) is not compatible with POPFile. You must
-You must use DBD:SQLite2 to access the database.
+use DBD:SQLite2 to access the database.
-Users of SSL on non-Windows platforms should NOT use IO::Socket::SSL
-v0.97 or v0.99.  They are known to be incompatible with POPFile; v1.07
-is the most recent release of IO::Socket::SSL that works correctly.
+Users of SSL on non-Windows platforms should NOT use IO::Socket::SSL v0.97 or
+v0.99. They are known to be incompatible with POPFile; v1.13 is the most
+recent release of IO::Socket::SSL that works correctly.
 WINDOWS KNOWN ISSUES
-. THE TRAYICON ON WINDOWS CAN CAUSE POPFILE TO FREEZE.  With certain
+. THE TRAYICON ON WINDOWS CAN CAUSE POPFILE TO FREEZE.
-setups, if you attempt to view the trayicon's tooltip or hover your
-cursor over it while checking or downloading mail POPFile may freeze.
-The exact cause is still unknown but it may be related to some video
-drivers. If this problem affects you turn off the trayicon.
-Due to this issue, we suggest users of the IMAP module disable the
+With certain setups, if you attempt to view the trayicon's tooltip or hover
-trayicon since a freeze may go unnoticed more easily than when using
+your cursor over it while checking or downloading mail POPFile may freeze. The
-a mail client to make POP3 connections.
+exact cause is still unknown but it may be related to some video drivers. If
+this problem affects you turn off the trayicon.
+Due to this issue, we suggest users of the IMAP module disable the trayicon
+since a freeze may go unnoticed more easily than when using a mail client to
+make POP3 connections.
 . ON WINDOWS I WANT TO CHECK MULTIPLE EMAIL ACCOUNTS SIMULTANEOUSLY.
-Because the time taken to start a new process on Windows is long under
-Perl there is an optimization for Windows that is present by default:
-when a new connection is made between your email program and POPFile,
-POPFile handles it in the 'parent' process. This means the connect
-happens fast and mail starts downloading very quickly, but is means
-that you can only downloaded messages from one server at a time (up
-to 6 other connections will be queued up and dealt with in the order
-they arrive) and the UI is unavailable while downloading email.
-You can turn this behavior off (and get simultaneous UI/email access
+Because the time taken to start a new process on Windows is long under Perl
-and as many email connections as you like) on the Configuration panel
+there is an optimization for Windows that is present by default: when a new
-in the UI and making sure that "Allow concurrent POP3 connections:" is
+connection is made between your email program and POPFile, POPFile handles it
-Yes, or by specifying --set pop3_force_fork=1 on the command line.
+in the 'parent' process. This means the connect happens fast and mail starts
+downloading very quickly, but it means that you can only download messages
+from one server at a time (up to 6 other connections will be queued up and
+dealt with in the order they arrive) and the UI is unavailable while
+downloading email.
-The default behaviour (no concurrent POP3 connections) can cause email
+You can turn this behavior off (and get simultaneous UI/email access and as
-clients to time out if several accounts are being checked (because
+many email connections as you like) on the Configuration panel in the UI by
-POPFile only handles one account at a time it can take a while to
+making sure that "Allow concurrent POP3 connections:" is Yes, or by specifying
-process all of the accounts).
+--set pop3_force_fork=1 on the command line.
-If SSL support is being used then the default setting (no concurrent
+The default behaviour (no concurrent POP3 connections) can cause email clients
-POP3 connections) _MUST_ be used otherwise POPFile crashes.
+to time out if several accounts are being checked (because POPFile only handles
+one account at a time it can take a while to process all of the accounts).
+If SSL support is being used then the default setting (no concurrent POP3
+connections) _MUST_ be used otherwise POPFile crashes.
-v0.22.0 RELEASE NOTES
+v1.0.0 RELEASE NOTES
-If you are upgrading from pre-v0.22.0 please read the v0.22.0 release
+If you are upgrading from pre-v1.0.0 please read the v1.0.0 release notes for
-notes for much more information:
+much more information:
-   http://getpopfile.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes
+ http://getpopfile.org/docs/ReleaseNotes:1.0.0
 DONATIONS
-Thank you to everyone who has clicked the Donate! button and donated
+Thank you to everyone who has clicked the Donate! button and donated their
-their hard earned cash to me in support of POPFile. Thank you also to
+hard earned cash to me in support of POPFile. Thank you also to the people
-the people who have contributed their time through patches, feature
+who have contributed their time through patches, feature requests, bug
-requests, bug reports, user support and translations.
+reports, user support and translations.
-   http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=213876
+ http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=213876
 THANKS
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 John.
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