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@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
Make git-send-email less verbose. One line per email should be
all that is output.
+--identity::
+ A configuration identity. When given, causes values in the
+ 'sendemail.<identity>' subsection to take precedence over
+ values in the 'sendemail' section. The default identity is
+ the value of 'sendemail.identity'.
+
--smtp-server::
If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g.
`smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can
@@ -85,6 +91,17 @@ The --cc option must be repeated for each user you want on the cc list.
`/usr/lib/sendmail` if such program is available, or
`localhost` otherwise.
+--smtp-user, --smtp-pass::
+ Username and password for SMTP-AUTH. Defaults are the values of
+ the configuration values 'sendemail.smtpuser' and
+ 'sendemail.smtppass', but see also 'sendemail.identity'.
+ If not set, authentication is not attempted.
+
+--smtp-ssl::
+ If set, connects to the SMTP server using SSL.
+ Default is the value of the 'sendemail.smtpssl' configuration value;
+ if that is unspecified, does not use SSL.
+
--subject::
Specify the initial subject of the email thread.
Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
@@ -122,6 +139,13 @@ The --to option must be repeated for each user you want on the to list.
CONFIGURATION
-------------
+sendemail.identity::
+ The default configuration identity. When specified,
+ 'sendemail.<identity>.<item>' will have higher precedence than
+ 'sendemail.<item>'. This is useful to declare multiple SMTP
+ identities and to hoist sensitive authentication information
+ out of the repository and into the global configuation file.
+
sendemail.aliasesfile::
To avoid typing long email addresses, point this to one or more
email aliases files. You must also supply 'sendemail.aliasfiletype'.
@@ -141,7 +165,16 @@ sendemail.chainreplyto::
parameter.
sendemail.smtpserver::
- Default smtp server to use.
+ Default SMTP server to use.
+
+sendemail.smtpuser::
+ Default SMTP-AUTH username.
+
+sendemail.smtppass::
+ Default SMTP-AUTH password.
+
+sendemail.smtpssl::
+ Boolean value specifying the default to the '--smtp-ssl' parameter.
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