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diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index 41cd8cb424..765b2df853 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -178,9 +178,18 @@ Sending for `sendmail` in `/usr/sbin`, `/usr/lib` and $PATH. --smtp-encryption=<encryption>:: - Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other - value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of - `sendemail.smtpEncryption`. + Specify in what way encrypting begins for the SMTP connection. + Valid values are 'ssl' and 'tls'. Any other value reverts to plain + (unencrypted) SMTP, which defaults to port 25. + Despite the names, both values will use the same newer version of TLS, + but for historic reasons have these names. 'ssl' refers to "implicit" + encryption (sometimes called SMTPS), that uses port 465 by default. + 'tls' refers to "explicit" encryption (often known as STARTTLS), + that uses port 25 by default. Other ports might be used by the SMTP + server, which are not the default. Commonly found alternative port for + 'tls' and unencrypted is 587. You need to check your provider's + documentation or your server configuration to make sure + for your own case. Default is the value of `sendemail.smtpEncryption`. --smtp-domain=<FQDN>:: Specifies the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) used in the @@ -456,41 +465,9 @@ Information CONFIGURATION ------------- -sendemail.aliasesFile:: - To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more - email aliases files. You must also supply `sendemail.aliasFileType`. +include::includes/cmd-config-section-all.txt[] -sendemail.aliasFileType:: - Format of the file(s) specified in sendemail.aliasesFile. Must be - one of 'mutt', 'mailrc', 'pine', 'elm', or 'gnus', or 'sendmail'. -+ -What an alias file in each format looks like can be found in -the documentation of the email program of the same name. The -differences and limitations from the standard formats are -described below: -+ --- -sendmail;; -* Quoted aliases and quoted addresses are not supported: lines that - contain a `"` symbol are ignored. -* Redirection to a file (`/path/name`) or pipe (`|command`) is not - supported. -* File inclusion (`:include: /path/name`) is not supported. -* Warnings are printed on the standard error output for any - explicitly unsupported constructs, and any other lines that are not - recognized by the parser. --- - -sendemail.multiEdit:: - If true (default), a single editor instance will be spawned to edit - files you have to edit (patches when `--annotate` is used, and the - summary when `--compose` is used). If false, files will be edited one - after the other, spawning a new editor each time. - -sendemail.confirm:: - Sets the default for whether to confirm before sending. Must be - one of 'always', 'never', 'cc', 'compose', or 'auto'. See `--confirm` - in the previous section for the meaning of these values. +include::config/sendemail.txt[] EXAMPLES -------- |