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-Notmuch 0.18~rc0 (2014-04-22)
+Notmuch 0.18~rc1 (2014-05-04)
 =============================
 
+Overview
+--------
+
+This new release includes some enhancements to searching for messages
+by filesystem location (`folder:` and `path:` prefixes under *General*
+below).  Saved searches in *Emacs* have also been enhanced to allow
+distinct search orders for each one.  Another enhancement to the
+*Emacs* interface is that replies to encrypted messages are now
+encrypted, reducing the risk of unintentional information disclosure.
+The default dump output format has changed to the more robust
+`batch-tag` format. The previously deprecated parsing of single
+message mboxes has been removed. For detailed release notes, see
+below.
+
+General
+-------
+
+The `folder:` search prefix now requires an exact match
+
+  The `folder:` prefix has been changed to search for email messages
+  by the exact, case sensitive maildir or MH folder name. Wildcard
+  matching (`folder:foo*`) is no longer supported. The new behaviour
+  allows for more accurate mail folder based searches, makes it
+  possible to search for messages in the top-level folder, and should
+  lead to less surprising results than the old behaviour. Users are
+  advised to see the `notmuch-search-terms` manual page for details,
+  and review how the change affects their existing `folder:` searches.
+
+There is a new `path:` search prefix.
+
+  The new `path:` search prefix complements the `folder:` prefix. The
+  `path:` prefix searches for email messages that are in particular
+  directories within the mail store, optionally recursively using a
+  special syntax. See the `notmuch-search-terms` manual page for
+  details.
+
+Notmuch database upgrade due to `folder:` and `path:` changes
+
+  The above mentioned changes to the `folder:` prefix and the addition
+  of `path:` prefix require a Notmuch database upgrade. This will be
+  done automatically, without prompting on the next time `notmuch new`
+  is run after the upgrade. The upgrade is not reversible, and the
+  upgraded database will not be readable by older versions of
+  Notmuch. As a safeguard, a database dump will be created in the
+  `.notmuch` directory before upgrading.
+
+Library changes
+---------------
+
+Notmuch database upgrade
+
+  The libnotmuch consumers are reminded to handle database upgrades
+  properly, either by relying on running `notmuch new`, or checking
+  `notmuch_database_needs_upgrade()` and calling
+  `notmuch_database_upgrade()` as necessary. This has always been the
+  case, but in practise there have been no database upgrades in any
+  released version of Notmuch before now.
+
+Support for indexing mbox files has been dropped
+
+  There has never been proper support for mbox files containing
+  multiple messages, and the support for single-message mbox files has
+  been deprecated since Notmuch 0.15. The support has now been
+  dropped, and all mbox files will be rejected during indexing.
+
+Message header parsing changes
+
+  Notmuch previously had an internal parser for message headers. The
+  parser has now been dropped in favour of letting GMime parse both
+  the headers and the message MIME structure at the same pass. This is
+  mostly an internal change, but the GMime parser is stricter in its
+  interpretation of the headers. This may result in messages with
+  slightly malformed message headers being now rejected.
+
 Command-Line Interface
 ----------------------
 
@@ -12,6 +86,25 @@ Command-Line Interface
 
   This option suppresses the progress and summary reports.
 
+`notmuch insert` respects maildir.synchronize_flags config option
+
+  Do not synchronize tags to maildir flags in `notmuch insert` if the
+  user does not want it.
+
+The commands set consistent exit status codes on failures
+
+  The cli commands now consistently set exit status of 1 on failures,
+  except where explicitly otherwise noted. The notable expections are
+  the status codes for format version mismatches for commands that
+  support formatted output.
+
+Bug fix for checking configured new.tags for invalid tags
+
+  `notmuch new` and `notmuch insert` now check the user configured
+  new.tags for invalid tags, and refuse to apply them, similar to
+  `notmuch tag`. Invalid tags are currently the empty string and tags
+  starting with `-`.
+
 Emacs Interface
 ---------------
 
@@ -106,6 +199,18 @@ Replies to encrypted messages will be encrypted by default
   encrypt replies to encrypted messages. This should make it less
   likely to accidentally reply to encrypted messages in plain text.
 
+Reply pushes mark before signature
+
+  We push mark and set point on reply so that the user can easily cut
+  the quoted text. The mark is now pushed before the signature, if
+  any, instead of end of buffer so the signature is preserved.
+
+Message piping uses the originating buffer's working directory
+
+  `notmuch-show-pipe-message` now uses the originating buffer's
+  current default directory instead of that of the `*notmuch-pipe*`
+  buffer's.
+
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