Re: [bug-mailutils] Using smtp with starttls

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Maurí­cio CA <address@hidden> ha escrit:

> I would like to use smtp.google.com SMTP to send e-mail, but I
> see in 'mailer' that smtp:// urls do not include a field for user
> name. Is smtp+starttls supported?

Yes, STARTTLS is supported. But why do you need a user name for it?

> (Am I in the right path? Even if I could get smtp in 'mailer' I
> don't think that would instruct 'mail' to send mail throw that
> server. Is it possible to send mail using an user configured smtp
> instead of the system MTA?)

Yes, that's what `mailer' is for.

Regards,
Sergey