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| author | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2020-11-10 22:33:40 +0000 |
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| committer | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2020-11-10 22:33:40 +0000 |
| commit | 039f131577938145fb859309a9822fdce90d7155 (patch) | |
| tree | 7d6713f73d47ce239de07075573994ca0cc19474 /doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | |
| parent | 2ff143741c68ad7fb8544f3238016b3d9227f3c1 (diff) | |
Docs: clarify client-side auth options for smtp transport
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index f09e0253b..2dd6e44be 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -25524,9 +25524,12 @@ incoming messages, use an appropriate ACL. .cindex "authentication" "optional in client" This option provides a list of servers to which, provided they announce authentication support, Exim will attempt to authenticate as a client when it -connects. If authentication fails, Exim will try to transfer the message -unauthenticated. See also &%hosts_require_auth%&, and chapter -&<<CHAPSMTPAUTH>>& for details of authentication. +connects. If authentication fails +.new +and &%hosts_require_auth%& permits, +.wen +Exim will try to transfer the message unauthenticated. +See also chapter &<<CHAPSMTPAUTH>>& for details of authentication. .option hosts_try_chunking smtp "host list&!!" * .cindex CHUNKING "enabling, in client" |