Re: Getting Gnus to use a remote SMTP server

Re: Getting Gnus to use a remote SMTP server

[Sean Rima]

On 21 Dec 2003, Tim McNamara wrote:
> sean@tcob1.net (Sean Rima) writes:
>
>> I have the following code in my GNUS to try adn get gnus to use
>> mail.tcob1.net but it never does
>>
>> (setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server "mail.tcob1.net"
>> smtpmail-smtp-server "mail.tcob1.net"
>> send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it
>> smtpmail-local-domain "tcob1.net")
>>
>> Does this look right, I am using the CVS version, updated today.
>
> Here's what I have in mine, and it seems to work OK:
>
> (require 'smtpmail)
> (setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it) ; for `mail'
> (setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it) ; for `message'
> (setq smtpmail-smtp-server "mail.bitstream.net")
> (setq smtpmail-local-domain "bitstream.net")
>
>
> You also have to specify your username, password, etc.  Here's
> what's in my .gnus file:
>
> (setq user-full-name "Tim McNamara")
> (setq user-mail-address "timmcn@bitstream.net")
>
> (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nnml ""))
> (eval-after-load "mail-source"
> '(add-to-list 'mail-sources '(pop :server "mail.bitstream.net"
> :user "yourusernamenotmine"
> :password "youpasswordnotmine")))
> (setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
> (setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
> (setq smtpmail-smtp-server "mail.bitstream.net")
>
>
> When I have used (setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server...) in my .emacs
> or .gnus, it breaks accessing my POP account for some reason.


Okay I will try that

Sean

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