Updated

 2004-05-07  Sergey Poznyakoff
 
+	* mail/from.c (mail_from0): Use Date: header if 'datefield' is
+	set.
+	* mail/mail.c (main): Start interactive mode with an empty mailbox
+	if 'emptystart' is set.
+	
+	* NEWS: Updated
+	* doc/texinfo/programs.texi (Mail Variables): Documented new
+	variables.
+	
+2004-05-07  Sergey Poznyakoff
+
 	* mail/util.c (util_get_sender): Updated to match recent
 	changes (see the previous entry).
 	* mailbox/argcv.c (argcv_scan): Honor escaped whitespace.

-GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  2004-04-27
+GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  2004-05-07
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@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ the message.
 of header fields used to determine the sender of the message.
 *** New variable 'xmailer' controls whether an X-Mailer header should
 be added to outgoing messages.
+*** New variables 'datefield' and 'emptystart' for compatibility with
+nail
 
 ** mail.remote
 *** Support for -t option (read recipients from the message). This fixes