GNU bug report logs - #38066
26.1; X-Message-SMTP-Method header does not affect smtpmail-stream-type

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Reported by: Ryan Tate <ryantate <at> ryantate.com>

Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2019 04:49:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.1

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Ryan Tate <ryantate <at> ryantate.com>
Cc: 38066 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#38066: 26.1; X-Message-SMTP-Method header does not affect smtpmail-stream-type
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:56:37 +0100

Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com> writes:

>     Lars> 465 is a TLS port in an SMTP context, and 443 is a TLS port
>     Lars> in an HTTP context.  Outside those contexts, they're not
>     Lars> anything in particular, of course.
>
> So youʼre suggesting we do autodetection in smtpmail and nnimap only
> (and probably a few more besides)?

When smtpmail contacts port 465, it should set the type to 'ssl, yes.
(And the same for nnimap and 993.)

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