gfp <[email protected]> writes:
>
>>
>> 4. Attempt to send an email message to yourself by filling
>> out the ‘To:’ field and some text for a message, and then
>> typing C-c C-c.
>>
>> If this generates errors and fails to send the email, then
>> copy the information about the key C-c C-c and the
>> mail-related options. Some reader might then be able to
>> help resolve your problem.
>>
>From (info "(gnus) FAQ 3-8")
"OK, now you only need to tell Gnus how to send mail. If you want to
send mail via sendmail (or whichever MTA is playing the role of sendmail
on your system), you don't need to do anything. However, if you want to
send your mail to an SMTP Server you need the following
in your ‘~/.gnus.el’
(setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server "smtp.yourProvider.net")
That answer from the Gnus FAQ appears to be out of date.
1. Starting with Emacs 29, the macro ‘setopt’ is
recommended in place of ‘setq’ for user options
(customizable variables, which have a ‘customize’
button in their *Help* description). This requires a
simple change from ‘setq’ to ‘setopt’ in the
expressions, above. For more, see
(info "(elisp) Setting Variables")
2. The list of user options appears to be incomplete.
The following set might be the minimum of options.
See (info "(smtpmail) Emacs Speaks SMTP")
(setopt send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setopt message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setopt smtpmail-smtp-server "Your.SMTP.Server") ;Set this value, a
double-quoted string
(setopt smtpmail-stream-type 'a-quoted-symbol or nil) ;C-h v
smtpmail-stream-type
(setopt smtpmail-smtp-service 587) ;Look up your port number
(setopt smtpmail-default-smtp-server "Your.SMTP.Server") ;Again, your
double-quoted string name
Try:
1. Start Emacs with: emacs -Q
This starts Emacs with no initialization code.
2. Copy the six ‘setopt’ expressions, above, into the
*scratch* buffer of the Emacs session that you just
started.
3. Fill in the appropriate values for your SMTP server.
(Type C-h v on each option to get a description of
each, as needed.)
4. Assuming that your authentication has already be set
appropriately in your ~/.authinfo file, you should
be able to send an email message to yourself:
C-x m
For details on setting up your ~/.authinfo file,
read (info "(smtpmail) Authentication")
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