Comments on: Configuring Emacs for Gmail’s SMTP over SSL http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/ functional programming, software, and emacs. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Josh Matthews http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-464 Josh Matthews Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:00:05 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-464 For reference on Fedora 11, I had to install the `gnutls-utils` package to obtain the gnutls-cli program that the starttls package wants to use in emacs. For reference on Fedora 11, I had to install the `gnutls-utils` package to obtain the gnutls-cli program that the starttls package wants to use in emacs.

]]> By: dbueno http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-463 dbueno Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:38:43 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-463 @chavey: I'm not sure what you mean -- the first step I talk about is installing starttls. I also say that gnutls is sufficient. What exactly do I need to add? @chavey:

I’m not sure what you mean — the first step I talk about is installing starttls. I also say that gnutls is sufficient. What exactly do I need to add?

]]> By: chavey http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-462 chavey Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:46:46 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-462 great post, can you add a step '0' to add stattls. ---- NOTE: You will need starttls, which is used to set up the SSL encrypted connection to the GMail server. This is contained in the “gnutls-bin” package on debian and ubuntu. If you don’t have this installed, you’ll get a (rather generic) “smtpmail-send-it: Sending failed; SMTP protocol error” error message. great post, can you add a step ‘0′ to add stattls.
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NOTE: You will need starttls, which is used to set up the SSL encrypted connection to the GMail server. This is contained in the “gnutls-bin” package on debian and ubuntu. If you don’t have this installed, you’ll get a (rather generic) “smtpmail-send-it: Sending failed; SMTP protocol error” error message.

]]> By: Munawar Cheema http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-461 Munawar Cheema Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:17:58 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-461 Thank you, I had been trying for a couple of hours and found this. Works perfectly Thank you,
I had been trying for a couple of hours and found this.
Works perfectly

]]> By: Paul Chany http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-459 Paul Chany Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:14:03 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-459 Thanks! It works out of the Box! :) -- Regards, Paul Thanks!

It works out of the Box! :)

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Regards,
Paul

]]> By: Anonymous Coward http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-458 Anonymous Coward Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:42:16 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-458 For me it wasn't working til I did what Daniel suggested (setq starttls-use-gnutls nil) then everything worked fine. For me it wasn’t working til I did what Daniel suggested (setq starttls-use-gnutls nil) then everything worked fine.

]]> By: Daniel Moerner http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-457 Daniel Moerner Wed, 27 May 2009 06:10:41 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-457 Using emacs 22.3, I got the same error until I changed (setq starttls-use-gnutls t) to (setq starttls-use-gnutls nil) now it works. Using emacs 22.3, I got the same error until I changed

(setq starttls-use-gnutls t)

to

(setq starttls-use-gnutls nil)

now it works.

]]> By: Himself http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-433 Himself Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:11:22 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-433 Bah! Humbug! Any ideas what might be wrong? The usual "Must issue a STARTTLS command first" nonsense. From *Messages*: 250-SIZE 35651584 250-8BITMIME 250-STARTTLS 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250 PIPELINING 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. .gnus: (setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it smtpmail-auth-credentials (expand-file-name "~/.authinfo") smtpmail-default-smtp-server "smtp.gmail.com" smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.gmail.com" smtpmail-smtp-service 587 smtpmail-debug-info t) (require 'smtpmail) (require 'starttls) (setq starttls-use-gnutls t) I've installed starttls and gnutls, and added the "with-no-warnings" to site-start.el without effect :-( Bah! Humbug!

Any ideas what might be wrong? The usual “Must issue a STARTTLS command first” nonsense.

From *Messages*:
250-SIZE 35651584
250-8BITMIME
250-STARTTLS
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250 PIPELINING
530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first.

.gnus:
(setq send-mail-function ’smtpmail-send-it
message-send-mail-function ’smtpmail-send-it
smtpmail-auth-credentials
(expand-file-name “~/.authinfo”)
smtpmail-default-smtp-server “smtp.gmail.com”
smtpmail-smtp-server “smtp.gmail.com”
smtpmail-smtp-service 587
smtpmail-debug-info t)
(require ’smtpmail)
(require ’starttls)
(setq starttls-use-gnutls t)

I’ve installed starttls and gnutls, and added the “with-no-warnings” to site-start.el without effect :-(

]]> By: Thomas http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-431 Thomas Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:19:23 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-431 For all those who still get the "must issue STARTTLS command first" error: if you are using xemacs, the solution is probably described here: http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_thread/thread/be1ad3235b22585f?q=vm+starttls#28770327fcb6df42 in brief, the solution is to add the following to 'site-start.el': (defun with-no-warnings (&rest body) "Like `progn', but prevents compiler warnings in the body." ;; The implementation for the interpreter is basically trivial. (car (last body))) just took me 4 hours of googling to discover this... For all those who still get the “must issue STARTTLS command first” error: if you are using xemacs, the solution is probably described here: http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_thread/thread/be1ad3235b22585f?q=vm+starttls#28770327fcb6df42

in brief, the solution is to add the following to ’site-start.el’:
(defun with-no-warnings (&rest body)
“Like `progn’, but prevents compiler warnings in the body.”
;; The implementation for the interpreter is basically trivial.
(car (last body)))

just took me 4 hours of googling to discover this…

]]> By: J Cooper http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-429 J Cooper Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:09:47 +0000 http://obfuscatedcode.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/configuring-emacs-for-gmails-smtp/#comment-429 Thanks for this! Worked first try, no sweat. Thanks for this! Worked first try, no sweat.

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