Re: smtpmail.el

[Stefan Monnier]

>  The smtpmail.el we use in Emacs 21.1. does not have support to
>  authorize before sending mail SMTP-AUTH. This was reportedly
>  available back in year 2000. If my reference is right as per the
>  contents of the following URL:
>  http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/help-gnu-emacs/2000-January/001280.html
>  Since many POP/SMTP servers expect authorization before sending
>  mails, I guess this is a serious handicap.

I have the patch here ready to be applied and am just waiting to
see if the official maintainer of smtpmail.el is still alive.
I.e. it should be included in the CVS version within a few days,


        Stefan