Re: verizon and smtp authorization have me stumped

[Steve]

Joe Fineman wrote:
> Steve <joxer2000@verizon.net> writes:
>
> > I've spent 3 days googling, info-ing and pulling my hair out, but I
> > just can't seem to get smptmail to authenticate with verizon.
>
> A friend of mine, a Real Programmer, went thru this for me.  I don't
> understand it, but here, FWIW, is the resulting section of my .emacs
> file:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ;;;;DEALING WITH VERIZON
> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; SMTP ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> (setq smtpmail-local-domain "verizon.net")
> (setq smtpmail-sendto-domain "verizon.net")
> ;(setq smtpmail-debug-info t)
> (setq user-full-name "Joe Fineman")
>
> (setq user-mail-address "joe_f@verizon.net")
>
> (load-library "smtpmail")
> (setq smtpmail-smtp-server "outgoing.verizon.net")
> (setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
> (setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server "outgoing.verizon.net")
> (setq smtpmail-smtp-service 25)
> (setq smtpmail-auth-credentials
>       '(("outgoing.verizon.net" 25 "joe_f" "********")))

The only part that looks significantly different from my setup is the 
inclusion of a password string in the credentials.  I have mine set to 
nil.  So I tried putting my password in the credentials instead of nil, 
and it worked.  Seems like smtpmail is getting confused when that fourth 
argument is nil instead of a string.  I don't really like having my smtp 
password in my .emacs file though.  Maybe I can figure out where 
smtpmail is dropping the ball on this.

Thanks for the help!

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-- Steve