Re: smtp crap

[Stefan Monnier]

> Right now, Emacs asks the user whether she wants to configure smtp:

>    (insert "Emacs has not been set up for sending mail.\n
>   Type `y' to configure and use Emacs as a mail client,
>   or `n' to use your system's default mailer.\n
>   To change your decision later, customize `send-mail-function'.\n")

There's fundamentally one question with 3 possible answers:

   How do you want to send email?
   1- Use the system mailer (old default).
   2- Use your favorite non-Emacs MUA.
   3- Configure Emacs so it can send email on its own.

If there's no /usr/sbin/sendmail, answer 1 is not available.


        Stefan