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[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/smtpmail.texi,v
From: |
Simon Josefsson |
Subject: |
[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/smtpmail.texi,v |
Date: |
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:58:28 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /sources/emacs
Module name: emacs
Changes by: Simon Josefsson <jas> 06/09/11 13:58:28
Index: smtpmail.texi
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/man/smtpmail.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.14
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -b -r1.14 -r1.15
--- smtpmail.texi 6 Sep 2006 09:10:43 -0000 1.14
+++ smtpmail.texi 11 Sep 2006 13:58:28 -0000 1.15
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
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.
+
The first variable, @code{smtpmail-auth-credentials}, instructs the
SMTP library to use a SASL authentication step, currently only the
CRAM-MD5 and LOGIN mechanisms are supported and will be selected in
@@ -222,10 +223,17 @@
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, 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:
+using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, and optionally also
+authentication of the client and server.
+
+TLS is a security protocol that is also known as SSL, although
+strictly speaking, SSL is an older variant of TLS. TLS is backwards
+compatible with SSL. In most mundane situations, the two terms are
+equivalent.
+
+The TLS 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