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author Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
date Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:36:28 +0000
parents 155c26718860
children 3d45362f1d38 a1a25ac6c88a
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208 @cindex SASL 208 @cindex SASL
209 @cindex CRAM-MD5 209 @cindex CRAM-MD5
210 @cindex LOGIN 210 @cindex LOGIN
211 @cindex STARTTLS 211 @cindex STARTTLS
212 @cindex TLS
213 @cindex SSL
212 Many environments require SMTP clients to authenticate themselves 214 Many environments require SMTP clients to authenticate themselves
213 before they are allowed to route mail via a server. The two following 215 before they are allowed to route mail via a server. The two following
214 variables contains the authentication information needed for this. 216 variables contains the authentication information needed for this.
217
215 The first variable, @code{smtpmail-auth-credentials}, instructs the 218 The first variable, @code{smtpmail-auth-credentials}, instructs the
216 SMTP library to use a SASL authentication step, currently only the 219 SMTP library to use a SASL authentication step, currently only the
217 CRAM-MD5 and LOGIN mechanisms are supported and will be selected in 220 CRAM-MD5 and LOGIN mechanisms are supported and will be selected in
218 that order if the server support both. 221 that order if the server support both.
219 222
220 The second variable, @code{smtpmail-starttls-credentials}, instructs 223 The second variable, @code{smtpmail-starttls-credentials}, instructs
221 the SMTP library to connect to the server using STARTTLS. This means 224 the SMTP library to connect to the server using STARTTLS. This means
222 the protocol exchange may be integrity protected and confidential by 225 the protocol exchange may be integrity protected and confidential by
223 using TLS, and optionally also authentication of the client. This 226 using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, and optionally also
224 feature uses the elisp package @file{starttls.el} (see it for more 227 authentication of the client and server.
225 information on customization), which in turn require that at least one 228
226 of the following external tools are installed: 229 TLS is a security protocol that is also known as SSL, although
230 strictly speaking, SSL is an older variant of TLS. TLS is backwards
231 compatible with SSL. In most mundane situations, the two terms are
232 equivalent.
233
234 The TLS feature uses the elisp package @file{starttls.el} (see it for
235 more information on customization), which in turn require that at
236 least one of the following external tools are installed:
227 237
228 @enumerate 238 @enumerate
229 @item 239 @item
230 The GNUTLS command line tool @samp{gnutls-cli}, you can get it from 240 The GNUTLS command line tool @samp{gnutls-cli}, you can get it from
231 @url{http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/}. This is the recommended 241 @url{http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/}. This is the recommended