Re: more on starttls, gnutls-cli and using tls for mail

[Richard Riley]

Leo <address@hidden> writes:

> On 2011-08-16 00:25 +0800, Dimitri Fontaine wrote:
>> I just now realize I'm doing the same thing here, but instead of
>> changing things at the gnus level, I have gnus always connect to the
>> smtp server at localhost, which will then find the right next relay.
>>
>>   
>> http://tapoueh.org/blog/2010/09/23-postfix-sender_dependent_relayhost_maps.html
>
> Thanks for that. There are other alternatives such as using msmtp. But
> they are a nuisance because they require installing and configuring
> another tool for something that Emacs is capable of doing.

Also its not async. Much better to configure it at the postfix/exim level.

>
> The point is there is one key feature that has been accidentally deleted
> during the rewrite of smtpmail. This thread is about whether and how
> should we bring it back.

Sender specific smtp auth credentials are a must as many people dont run
their own mta.