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| author | Sotir Danailov <sndanailov@wired4ever.net> | 2022-10-12 17:06:19 +0200 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2022-10-12 11:08:37 -0700 |
| commit | a2634646eba81923b66fa752535e24969be2fa82 (patch) | |
| tree | d9be11b81541032dc34139d5d0c4917fb56b5746 /Documentation/git-send-email.txt | |
| parent | 3dcec76d9df911ed8321007b1d197c1a206dc164 (diff) | |
| download | git-a2634646eba81923b66fa752535e24969be2fa82.tar.gz | |
docs: git-send-email: difference between ssl and tls smtp-encryption
New explanation for the difference between these values.
It's hard to understand what they do based only on the names.
New description of used default ports.
Signed-off-by: Sotir Danailov <sndanailov@wired4ever.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-send-email.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 15 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index 3290043053..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 |