Re: Emacs 21.2, smtpmail and vm

[Chris Hall]

Um, so not anyone can send mail through them?  Dunno, really.  Could be
a good point.  Though the last couple of places I've worked ahve
required it, as well.

On 28 Jan 2003 14:06:49 -0500
"Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>"
<monnier+gnu.emacs.help/news/@flint.cs.yale.edu> wrote:

> >>>>> "Chris" == Chris Hall <hall.cj@verizon.net> writes:
> > Switched ISP's a while back, requires SMTP AUTH, I had been using
> > other mail clients, they no problem w/SMTP AUTH.
> 
> Could anybody give me the skinny about "why would an ISP require SMTP
> AUTH" ?
> 
> 
>         Stefan


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