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(Authentication): Changed the list of supported authentication mechanisms from CRAM-MD5, PLAIN and LOGIN-MD5 to CRAM-MD5 and LOGIN, tiny patch from Andreas Voegele <voegelas@gmx.net>.
author Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com>
date Sun, 29 Feb 2004 22:07:50 +0000
parents 695cf19ef79e
children 310e8ba0a51e
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1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*- 1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
2 @setfilename ../info/smtpmail 2 @setfilename ../info/smtpmail
3 @settitle Emacs SMTP Library 3 @settitle Emacs SMTP Library
4 @syncodeindex vr fn 4 @syncodeindex vr fn
5 @copying 5 @copying
6 Copyright @copyright{} 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 6 Copyright @copyright{} 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
7 7
8 @quotation 8 @quotation
9 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document 9 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
10 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or 10 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
11 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no 11 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
205 @node Authentication 205 @node Authentication
206 @chapter Authentication 206 @chapter Authentication
207 207
208 @cindex SASL 208 @cindex SASL
209 @cindex CRAM-MD5 209 @cindex CRAM-MD5
210 @cindex PLAIN
211 @cindex LOGIN 210 @cindex LOGIN
212 @cindex STARTTLS 211 @cindex STARTTLS
213 Many environments require SMTP clients to authenticate themselves 212 Many environments require SMTP clients to authenticate themselves
214 before they are allowed to route mail via a server. The two following 213 before they are allowed to route mail via a server. The two following
215 variables contains the authentication information needed for this. 214 variables contains the authentication information needed for this.
216 The first variable, @code{smtpmail-auth-credentials}, instructs the 215 The first variable, @code{smtpmail-auth-credentials}, instructs the
217 SMTP library to use a SASL authentication step, currently only the 216 SMTP library to use a SASL authentication step, currently only the
218 CRAM-MD5, PLAIN and LOGIN-MD5 mechanisms are supported and will be 217 CRAM-MD5 and LOGIN mechanisms are supported and will be selected in
219 selected in that order if the server supports them. The second 218 that order if the server supports them. The second variable,
220 variable, @code{smtpmail-starttls-credentials}, instructs the SMTP 219 @code{smtpmail-starttls-credentials}, instructs the SMTP library to
221 library to connect to the server using STARTTLS. This means the 220 connect to the server using STARTTLS. This means the protocol
222 protocol exchange can be integrity protected and confidential by using 221 exchange can be integrity protected and confidential by using TLS, and
223 TLS, and optionally also authentication of the client. It is common 222 optionally also authentication of the client. It is common to use
224 to use both these mechanisms, e.g., to use STARTTLS to achieve 223 both these mechanisms, e.g., to use STARTTLS to achieve integrity and
225 integrity and confidentiality and then use SASL for client 224 confidentiality and then use SASL for client authentication.
226 authentication.
227 225
228 @table @code 226 @table @code
229 @item smtpmail-auth-credentials 227 @item smtpmail-auth-credentials
230 @vindex smtpmail-auth-credentials 228 @vindex smtpmail-auth-credentials
231 The variable @code{smtpmail-auth-credentials} contains a list of 229 The variable @code{smtpmail-auth-credentials} contains a list of