From: Simon Josefsson Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 22:08:05 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (Authentication): Changed the list of supported X-Git-Tag: ttn-vms-21-2-B4~7414 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=aef3a1f2eb041c10d6e2c8e2c4e03590b6fde0fc;p=emacs.git (Authentication): Changed the list of supported authentication mechanisms from CRAM-MD5, PLAIN and LOGIN-MD5 to CRAM-MD5 and LOGIN, tiny patch from Andreas Voegele . --- diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog index 116cb15ccef..a43729904a8 100644 --- a/man/ChangeLog +++ b/man/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2004-02-29 Simon Josefsson + + * smtpmail.texi (Authentication): Changed the list of supported + authentication mechanisms from CRAM-MD5, PLAIN and LOGIN-MD5 to + CRAM-MD5 and LOGIN, tiny patch from Andreas Voegele + . + 2004-02-29 Juanma Barranquero * makefile.w32-in (mostlyclean, clean, maintainer-clean): Use diff --git a/man/smtpmail.texi b/man/smtpmail.texi index c04d5a19bd2..08ce87ac995 100644 --- a/man/smtpmail.texi +++ b/man/smtpmail.texi @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ @settitle Emacs SMTP Library @syncodeindex vr fn @copying -Copyright @copyright{} 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @quotation Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document @@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ The following example illustrates what you could put in @cindex SASL @cindex CRAM-MD5 -@cindex PLAIN @cindex LOGIN @cindex STARTTLS Many environments require SMTP clients to authenticate themselves @@ -215,15 +214,14 @@ 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, PLAIN and LOGIN-MD5 mechanisms are supported and will be -selected in that order if the server supports them. The second -variable, @code{smtpmail-starttls-credentials}, instructs the SMTP -library to connect to the server using STARTTLS. This means the -protocol exchange can be integrity protected and confidential by using -TLS, and optionally also authentication of the client. It is common -to use both these mechanisms, e.g., to use STARTTLS to achieve -integrity and confidentiality and then use SASL for client -authentication. +CRAM-MD5 and LOGIN mechanisms are supported and will be selected in +that order if the server supports them. The second variable, +@code{smtpmail-starttls-credentials}, instructs the SMTP library to +connect to the server using STARTTLS. This means the protocol +exchange can be integrity protected and confidential by using TLS, and +optionally also authentication of the client. It is common to use +both these mechanisms, e.g., to use STARTTLS to achieve integrity and +confidentiality and then use SASL for client authentication. @table @code @item smtpmail-auth-credentials