Re: sending mail with gnus

[Arash Esbati <arash@gnu.org>]

gfp <gfp@posteo.at> writes:

> thanks for your help.
> I appreciate that very much.

You're welcome.

> 1.
> How do you do this? to get this line:
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---

I mark a region when writing a message and hit 'C-c M-m':

,----[ C-h k C-c M-m ]
| C-c M-m runs the command message-mark-inserted-region (found in
| message-mode-map), which is an interactive native-comp-function in
| ‘message.el’.
| 
| It is bound to C-c M-m.
| 
| (message-mark-inserted-region BEG END &optional VERBATIM)
| 
| Inferred type: (function (t t &optional t) t)
| 
| Mark some region in the current article with enclosing tags.
| See ‘message-mark-insert-begin’ and ‘message-mark-insert-end’.
| If VERBATIM, use slrn style verbatim marks ("#v+" and "#v-").
| 
`----

> 2.
> I fiddled around for many hours today to get gnus SMTP working
> and to my own great astonishment
> I just managed it some seconds before I got your email.
>
> my gnus.el:
> ;; get emails
> (setq gnus-select-method '(nnnil ""))
> (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
>       '((nnimap "posteo"
>                 (nnimap-address "posteo.de")
>                 (nnnimap-user "gottfried@posteo.de")
>                 (nnimap-authenticator login)
>                 (nnimap-stream ssl)
>                 (nnimap-server-port 993))))
>
> ;; Reply emails
> (setq gnus-posting-styles
>       '((smtpmail-smtp-service)
>         (smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.posteo.de")
> 	(smtpmail-smtp-user "gottfried@posteo.de")
>         (smtpmail-smtp-port 465)))

And I'm astonished that it works with the code above for
`gnus-posting-styles', compare your code with the description in the
manual[1].  Well, when it works for you, it works.

> So I don´t need your help at the moment. But I will keep it as record,
> in case I need it.
>
> Interestingly even I changed my /.authinfo file into /.authinfo.gpg
> it worked.
>
> I am happy,
> but unfortunately it takes many hours
> to set up every small step in Emacs and Gnus.

I agree, it takes time at the beginning, so I can urge you to read the
manuals carefully and try to solve one issue after the other.

Best, Arash

Footnotes:
[1]  https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/gnus.html#Posting-Styles