From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/61929 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Simon Josefsson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: Syncing smtpmail.el and sendmail.el with Emacs Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:44:35 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87fyn4xzt4.fsf@newsguy.com> <87zml9jchc.fsf@newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1139478438 12794 80.91.229.2 (9 Feb 2006 09:47:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:47:18 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ding-owner+m10456@lists.math.uh.edu Thu Feb 09 10:47:14 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ding-account@gmane.org Original-Received: from malifon.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.13]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1F78Nd-00080P-FS for ding-account@gmane.org; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:46:25 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu ident=lists) by malifon.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1F78NZ-0004Ci-00; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:46:21 -0600 Original-Received: from nas02.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.40]) by malifon.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1F78Ly-0004Cd-00 for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:44:42 -0600 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by nas02.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1F78Lw-0001p6-Kd for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:44:42 -0600 Original-Received: from 178.230.13.217.in-addr.dgcsystems.net ([217.13.230.178] helo=yxa.extundo.com) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1F78Lt-0001uT-00 for ; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:44:37 +0100 Original-Received: from latte.josefsson.org (jas@yxa.extundo.com [217.13.230.178]) (authenticated bits=0) by yxa.extundo.com (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id k199ia7Y001733 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:44:37 +0100 Original-To: ding@gnus.org OpenPGP: id=B565716F; url=http://josefsson.org/key.txt X-Hashcash: 1:21:060209:ding@gnus.org::sJAMQNilxJJYXdxA:2h0+ X-Hashcash: 1:21:060209:miles@gnu.org::CnbKl73Ix1Wb0VM1:HfLi In-Reply-To: (Reiner Steib's message of "Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:49:47 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110004 (No Gnus v0.4) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on yxa-iv X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.84, clamav-milter version 0.84e on yxa.extundo.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Score: -2.5 (--) Precedence: bulk Original-Sender: ding-owner@lists.math.uh.edu Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:61929 Archived-At: Reiner Steib writes: > On Sun, Feb 05 2006, Simon Josefsson wrote: > >> Reiner Steib writes: >>> Note that when using Emacs 21, you need a new version of `smtpmail.el' >>> which is available from Emacs CVS or Simon Josefsson's web site. >>> Simon, wouldn't it make sense to add `smtpmail.el' to Gnus' contrib >>> directory for convenience? >> >> Yes, if someone can synchronize it from time to time. I think it may >> be a disservice if it gets out-dated. You'll need sendmail.el for >> smtpmail.el to work correctly too, IIRC. > > One problem could be if sendmail.el or smtpmail.el get incompatible > with Emacs 21. Right. If it happens (or has already happened), someone would have to maintain an Emacs 21 port of Emacs CVS sendmail.el + smtpmail.el in Gnus contrib/. I'm afraid I don't have time to do that. If users don't want to upgrade to Emacs CVS, they can install a local MTA that supports authentication, as a workaround.