prompt for smtp

prompt for smtp

[Richard Riley]

Hi, can someone point me to the info I need to get latest gnus working :
it prompts me for smtp server when I send. I use local exim4 configured
to use a smart host. entering nothing or localhost both cause gnus to
hang there doing nothing.

Re: prompt for smtp

[lee]

Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:

> Hi, can someone point me to the info I need to get latest gnus working :
> it prompts me for smtp server when I send. I use local exim4 configured
> to use a smart host. entering nothing or localhost both cause gnus to
> hang there doing nothing.

(setq send-mail-function 'sendmail-send-it)

in ~/.emacs.  I've removed what the customise stuff put into emacs
(which meant the same anyway).  It looks like it's emacs who's asking,
not gnus.

Re: prompt for smtp

[Richard Riley]

lee <lee@yun.yagibdah.de> writes:

> Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> Hi, can someone point me to the info I need to get latest gnus working :
>> it prompts me for smtp server when I send. I use local exim4 configured
>> to use a smart host. entering nothing or localhost both cause gnus to
>> hang there doing nothing.
>
> (setq send-mail-function 'sendmail-send-it)
>
> in ~/.emacs.  I've removed what the customise stuff put into emacs
> (which meant the same anyway).  It looks like it's emacs who's asking,
> not gnus.

Yes, I upgraded bzr emacs.

It should have some form of tab completion if possible to at least hint
what its looking for.

thanks!

Re: prompt for smtp

[Richard Riley]

Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:

> lee <lee@yun.yagibdah.de> writes:
>
>> Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Hi, can someone point me to the info I need to get latest gnus working :
>>> it prompts me for smtp server when I send. I use local exim4 configured
>>> to use a smart host. entering nothing or localhost both cause gnus to
>>> hang there doing nothing.
>>
>> (setq send-mail-function 'sendmail-send-it)
>>
>> in ~/.emacs.  I've removed what the customise stuff put into emacs
>> (which meant the same anyway).  It looks like it's emacs who's asking,
>> not gnus.
>
> Yes, I upgraded bzr emacs.
>
> It should have some form of tab completion if possible to at least hint
> what its looking for.
>
> thanks!

OK, I tried this, and it's still prompting. If I revert to n-017 its
fine.

Re: prompt for smtp

[Richard Riley]

Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:

> Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> lee <lee@yun.yagibdah.de> writes:
>>
>>> Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Hi, can someone point me to the info I need to get latest gnus working :
>>>> it prompts me for smtp server when I send. I use local exim4 configured
>>>> to use a smart host. entering nothing or localhost both cause gnus to
>>>> hang there doing nothing.
>>>
>>> (setq send-mail-function 'sendmail-send-it)
>>>
>>> in ~/.emacs.  I've removed what the customise stuff put into emacs
>>> (which meant the same anyway).  It looks like it's emacs who's asking,
>>> not gnus.
>>
>> Yes, I upgraded bzr emacs.
>>
>> It should have some form of tab completion if possible to at least hint
>> what its looking for.
>>
>> thanks!
>
> OK, I tried this, and it's still prompting. If I revert to n-017 its
> fine.

Ok, something hiccupped along the line. I now have it working - using
the gnus with emacs 24 trunk. I deleted the query variable put in my
custom.el as lee mentioned and restarted with the send function variable
, send-mail-function, set to "sendmail-send-it". I think that emacs
shouldnt prompt you for an smtp server if its set to this value since
gnus does not have to talk directly to an smtp server.

regards

r.

Re: prompt for smtp

[Sivaram Neelakantan]

On Sat, Jul 09 2011,Richard Riley wrote:

> Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> lee <lee@yun.yagibdah.de> writes:
>>
>>> Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Hi, can someone point me to the info I need to get latest gnus working :
>>>> it prompts me for smtp server when I send. I use local exim4 configured
>>>> to use a smart host. entering nothing or localhost both cause gnus to
>>>> hang there doing nothing.
>>>
>>> (setq send-mail-function 'sendmail-send-it)

[snipped 12 lines]

> OK, I tried this, and it's still prompting. If I revert to n-017 its
> fine.


There is a thread going on Emacs-dev over rewriting/configuring smtpmail over
this prompt.  Maybe you should review it and let them know what worked
and what didn't and let Lars know too.


 sivaram
 -- 

Re: prompt for smtp

[lee]

Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:

> I deleted the query variable put in my
> custom.el as lee mentioned and restarted with the send function variable
> , send-mail-function, set to "sendmail-send-it". I think that emacs
> shouldnt prompt you for an smtp server if its set to this value since
> gnus does not have to talk directly to an smtp server.

Does it still prompt you now?

Re: prompt for smtp

[Richard Riley]

lee <lee@yun.yagibdah.de> writes:

> Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> I deleted the query variable put in my
>> custom.el as lee mentioned and restarted with the send function variable
>> , send-mail-function, set to "sendmail-send-it". I think that emacs
>> shouldnt prompt you for an smtp server if its set to this value since
>> gnus does not have to talk directly to an smtp server.
>
> Does it still prompt you now?
>

Not now. But did originally. To clarify, I dont think it should, ever,
if send-mail-function is set to sendmail-send-it since the smtp config
is done outside of emacs. Or maybe it was a hiccup.. dont know. It works
now.