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diff man/smtpmail.texi @ 72672:886b4823edf4
2006-09-06 Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com>
* smtpmail.texi (Authentication): Mention SSL.
author | Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> |
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date | Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:10:44 +0000 |
parents | dc2d5a6655a3 |
children | 155c26718860 |
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--- a/man/smtpmail.texi Wed Sep 06 09:08:55 2006 +0000 +++ b/man/smtpmail.texi Wed Sep 06 09:10:44 2006 +0000 @@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ @cindex CRAM-MD5 @cindex LOGIN @cindex STARTTLS +@cindex TLS +@cindex SSL Many environments require SMTP clients to authenticate themselves before they are allowed to route mail via a server. The two following variables contains the authentication information needed for this. @@ -220,10 +222,10 @@ The second variable, @code{smtpmail-starttls-credentials}, instructs the SMTP library to connect to the server using STARTTLS. This means the protocol exchange may be integrity protected and confidential by -using TLS, and optionally also authentication of the client. This -feature uses the elisp package @file{starttls.el} (see it for more -information on customization), which in turn require that at least one -of the following external tools are installed: +using TLS, also known as SSL, and optionally also authentication of +the client. This feature uses the elisp package @file{starttls.el} +(see it for more information on customization), which in turn require +that at least one of the following external tools are installed: @enumerate @item