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diff --git a/mail/msmtp/pkg-descr b/mail/msmtp/pkg-descr index 1267b722b24b..abf462527eca 100644 --- a/mail/msmtp/pkg-descr +++ b/mail/msmtp/pkg-descr @@ -1,18 +1,21 @@ -msmtp -- SMTP plugin for MUAs +msmtp -- An SMTP client -This is a simple program that works as an "SMTP plugin" for Mutt and probably -other MUAs (mail user agents). msmtp forwards mails to an SMTP server (for -example at a free mail provider) which does the delivery. +Is an SMTP client that can be used as an "SMTP plugin" for Mutt and probably +other MUAs (mail user agents). It forwards mails to an SMTP server (for +example at a free mail provider) which does the delivery. +To use this program, create a configuration file with your mail account(s) and +tell your MUA to call msmtp instead of /usr/sbin/sendmail. Features include: + * SMTP AUTH methods PLAIN, LOGIN and CRAM-MD5 + (and DIGEST-MD5 and NTLM when compiled with GSASL support) * TLS encrypted connections - * IPv6 support - * robustness - * detailed error messages (including the full answer of the SMTP server) - if something goes wrong + (including server certificate verification and the possibility to send + a client certificate) + * DSN (Delivery Status Notification) support + * IPv6 support (on systems that support it) + * support for multiple accounts * sendmail compatible exit codes (which most MUAs understand). -Simply tell your MUA to call msmtp instead of /usr/sbin/sendmail - WWW: http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/ |