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Re: Problem with TLS when sending emails
From: |
Robert Pluim |
Subject: |
Re: Problem with TLS when sending emails |
Date: |
Wed, 11 May 2022 15:44:00 +0200 |
>>>>> On Wed, 11 May 2022 15:28:18 +0200, Alessandro Bertulli
>>>>> <alessandro.bertulli96@gmail.com> said:
Alessandro> Hi all.
Alessandro> I was trying to set up my Gmail configuration to send emails
from
Alessandro> Emacs. However, I encounter a problem with TLS.
Alessandro> 1) I set up a file ~/.authinfo.gpg, where I put
Alessandro> machine imap.gmail.com login alessandro.bertulli96@gmail.com
password
Alessandro> -pswd- port 993
Alessandro> machine smtp.gmail.com login alessandro.bertulli96@gmail.com
password
Alessandro> -pswd- port 587
Alessandro> Note that "-pswd-" is actually the 16 char long app password
generated
Alessandro> by Gmail, required to use external clients.
Alessandro> 2) My init file contains
Alessandro> (setq user-full-name "Alessandro Bertulli"
Alessandro> user-mail-address "alessandro.bertulli96@gmail.com")
Alessandro> (setq smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.gmail.com"
Alessandro> smtpmail-smtp-service 587
^^^
This is the 'submission' port, which listens on TCP only. You want
'smtps', which is 465, and supports TLS.
Alessandro> What can it be? Is this the right way to send emails? Has any
other had
Alessandro> problems with Gmail?
I use 465 with gmail with no problems.
Robert
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