Re: smtp crap

[Miles Bader]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>> Even if it works flawlessly, this "feature" should _not_ be the default.
>
> As long as we don't have a better solution, yes it should be
> the default.  And for Emacs-24 we won't have a better solution so it
> will be the default.

So, this presumes that "smtp-using-user-prompted-info" is on average
more reliable than "use sendmail," even in the case where sendmail can
be invoked.

Is there data to back up this presumption?

If they're of roughly equal reliablity, of course, the least annoying
option should be chosen -- and that's "sendmail."

-Miles

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