1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 1f8ccf91d96..f06bee9badc 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ automatically at startup, if it exists.  When Emacs offers to save
 modified buffers, it saves the abbrevs too if they have changed.  It
 can do this either silently or asking for confirmation first,
 according to the value of `save-abbrevs'.
+++
+** If the environment variable EMAIL is defined, Emacs now uses its value
+to compute the default value of `use-mail-address', in preference to
+concatenation of `user-login-name' with the name of your host machine.
 * Incompatible Editing Changes in Emacs 22.1

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 1f8ccf91d96..f06bee9badc 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ automatically at startup, if it exists. When Emacs offers to save
238	modified buffers, it saves the abbrevs too if they have changed. It	238	modified buffers, it saves the abbrevs too if they have changed. It
239	can do this either silently or asking for confirmation first,	239	can do this either silently or asking for confirmation first,
240	according to the value of `save-abbrevs'.	240	according to the value of `save-abbrevs'.
		241
		242	+++
		243	** If the environment variable EMAIL is defined, Emacs now uses its value
		244	to compute the default value of `use-mail-address', in preference to
		245	concatenation of `user-login-name' with the name of your host machine.
241		246
242	* Incompatible Editing Changes in Emacs 22.1	247	* Incompatible Editing Changes in Emacs 22.1
243		248