From: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/3] git-send-email(1): improve smtp-encryption docs
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 08:54:29 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210411125431.28971-2-sir@cmpwn.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210411125431.28971-1-sir@cmpwn.com>
This clarifies the meaning of the 'ssl' and 'tls' values for this
option, which respectively enable SSL/TLS, i.e. a standard "modern" SSL
approach; and STARTTLS, i.e. opportunistic in-band TLS.
Signed-off-by: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
---
Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index 93708aefea..c17c3b400a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -168,8 +168,11 @@ Sending
unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA.
--smtp-encryption=<encryption>::
- Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other
- value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
+ Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. 'ssl' enables
+ generic SSL/TLS support and is typically used on port 465. 'tls'
+ enables in-band STARTTLS support and is typically used on port 25 or
+ 587. Use whichever option is recommended by your mail provider. Any
+ other value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
`sendemail.smtpEncryption`.
--smtp-domain=<FQDN>::
--
2.31.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-04-11 12:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-04-11 12:54 [PATCH v2 0/3] git-send-email: improve SSL configuration Drew DeVault
2021-04-11 12:54 ` Drew DeVault [this message]
2021-04-11 14:11 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] git-send-email(1): improve smtp-encryption docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-11 12:54 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] git-send-email: die on invalid smtp_encryption Drew DeVault
2021-04-11 14:20 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-11 14:21 ` Drew DeVault
2021-04-11 14:30 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-11 15:06 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-11 15:18 ` Drew DeVault
2021-04-11 19:56 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 12:33 ` Drew DeVault
2021-04-12 13:16 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-13 12:12 ` Drew DeVault
2021-04-13 14:22 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-13 21:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-11 12:54 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] git-send-email: rename 'tls' to 'starttls' Drew DeVault
2021-04-11 14:17 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-11 14:22 ` Drew DeVault
2021-04-11 14:43 ` [PATCH 0/2] send-email: simplify smtp.{smtpssl,smtpencryption} parsing Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-11 14:43 ` [PATCH 1/2] send-email: remove non-working support for "sendemail.smtpssl" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-11 19:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-11 19:51 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-01 9:15 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-11 14:43 ` [PATCH 2/2] send-email: refactor sendemail.smtpencryption config parsing Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
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