[Reportbug-maint] Bug#586680: Misnamed option --tls/smtptls with misleading docs and missing SMTP+TLS support

2016-02-09 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
Further notes: (1) There was an old issue that this flag should have been called --smtptls/smtptls for consistency. When making braking changes, perhaps this suggestion should be implemented? (2) Auto-enabling SMTP+TLS on port 465 and SMTP+STARTTLS on port 587 would enhance usability. Many

[Reportbug-maint] Bug#586680: Misnamed option --tls/smtptls with misleading docs and missing SMTP+TLS support

2016-02-09 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
--tls/smtptls should be renamed --starttls/smtpstarttls and the documentation should be corrected to note that the implementation uses STARTTLS not TLS when this flag is enabled. This type of connection is typically used on port 587. Updating the documentation to clarify this port number would