Re: smtp crap

[Stefan Monnier]

>> I'd hope that any user who's not dead-set on using Emacs's smtpmail
>> support will simply say "use mailclient".  So the likelihood of wrong
>> smtp setup should be rather low.
> Hmm, remember, this issue applies to more than windows...
> (I'm using debian and I got the question [repeatedly, though
> the repetition is obviously a bug]).

I don't see why the issue should be different for Debian (but see below).

>> No.  Especially given that the current prompt doesn't really offer
>> mailclient as an option, so that needs to be fixed first.
> mailclient is a windows-only option right?

No.

> How about in the gnu/linux case?  Here the choice is (apparently)
> between sendmail (or really "system MTA," often not really sendmail)
> and the new smtp.

That's exactly what I'm referring to when I say "the current prompt
doesn't really offer mailclient".  It needs to be fixed to offer
mailclient on all platforms.


        Stefan