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\begin{itemize}
\item New integrated statistical spam filter (DSPAM)
+ \item Better support for sharing preferences between multiple installations
+ (see \ref{multiconfigsources})
\item Folders can now be dragged in the folder tree to reorder them
\item Mahogany can now select the viewer best suited for the contents of the
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+\subsection{Using multiple configuration sources}\label{multiconfigsources}
+
+The default behaviour described in the sections above is the simplest possible
+and works well as long as Mahogany is only used on a single machine. However it
+is not ideal if you want to use it from several different installations. It
+should be noted that in the simplest case, when all these installations use the
+same operating system and are similarly configured, you may simply trasnfer the
+Mahogany configuration file \footnote{use the option in the synchronisation
+page of the options dialog to force using a file instead of the registry under
+Windows} to the other machine, however this doesn't work if you want to use the
+program from both Unix and Windows as in such case some settings are bound to
+be different.
+
+The solution is to use multiple \emph{configuration sources} (they are called
+sources and not files because, in general, the settings can also be stored in
+other locations such as on a remote IMAP server). To set this up, choose the
+corresponding command from the \MenuCmd{Edit} menu: it will present you with
+the dialog allowing to create more configuration sources (currently only local
+files are supported) and to change their priority by moving them up or down in
+the list.
+
+Here is an example of a setup recommended for IMAP users:
+\begin{enumerate}
+ \item OS-specific settings are stored in \texttt{machine-os.conf}: this
+ file should be tiny as the only OS-specific options are those that
+ involve external paths, e.g. the user directory.
+ \item Machine-specific settings are stored in \texttt{machine.conf}: this
+ file is still quite small as the only machine-specific entries are
+ usually the IMAP and SMTP host names.
+ \item All the rest is stored in \texttt{global.conf} which may be shared
+ among all installations. This file is, correspondingly, usually large.
+\end{enumerate}
+
+
+
\section{The User Interface}
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