From 27ab4efb3bfad27e036602e88c7d5de666c3d80b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: midipix Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 15:09:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] starttls support via SMTP_STARTTLS: provide additional documentation. --- doc/configuration.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst index 25dee387..942aeb83 100644 --- a/doc/configuration.rst +++ b/doc/configuration.rst @@ -938,6 +938,8 @@ sending emails. Defaults to: ``localhost``. +See also the SMTP_STARTTLS section. + SMTP_PORT ^^^^^^^^^ @@ -967,6 +969,13 @@ SMTP_STARTTLS This configuration key specifies instructs pagure to starts connecting to the SMTP server via a `starttls` command. +When enabling STARTTLS in conjunction with a local smtp server, you should +replace ``localhost`` with a host name that is included in the server's +certificate. If the server only relays messages originating from ``localhost``, +then you should also ensure that the above host name resolves to the same +tcp address as ``localhost``, for instance by adding an appropriate record +to */etc/hosts*. + Defaults to: ``False`` -- 2.26.1