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@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ Sending
value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of
'sendemail.smtpencryption'.
+--smtp-domain=<FQDN>::
+ Specifies the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) used in the
+ HELO/EHLO command to the SMTP server. Some servers require the
+ FQDN to match your IP address. If not set, git send-email attempts
+ to determine your FQDN automatically. Default is the value of
+ 'sendemail.smtpdomain'.
+
--smtp-pass[=<password>]::
Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no
argument is specified, then the empty string is used as
@@ -300,6 +307,21 @@ sendemail.confirm::
in the previous section for the meaning of these values.
+Use gmail as the smtp server
+----------------------------
+
+Add the following section to the config file:
+
+ [sendemail]
+ smtpencryption = tls
+ smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com
+ smtpuser = yourname@gmail.com
+ smtpserverport = 587
+
+Note: the following perl modules are required
+ Net::SMTP::SSL, MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL
+
+
Author
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Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>