From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
To: Robert Boyer <robertstephenboyer@gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, 69250@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#69250: Chromebook issue with 'report-emacs-bug'.
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:06:15 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87a5nw8big.fsf@posteo.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAP9n0TPiovkwAVSrxZJqkv4DX2us380BGpcXG=m0-Yd66VN0+A@mail.gmail.com> (Robert Boyer's message of "Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:35:58 -0600")
Robert Boyer <robertstephenboyer@gmail.com> writes:
> Dear Philip,
>
>> Have you configured anything regarding email in Emacs?
>
> No sir, nothing. Can I help try something?
I have this in my init.el, perhaps it could give you some hints:
(setopt user-mail-address "philipk@posteo.net"
send-mail-function #'smtpmail-send-it
smtpmail-smtp-server "posteo.de"
smtpmail-stream-type 'starttls
smtpmail-smtp-service 587)
>
> Do not underestimate how dumb I am.
>
> It is my 'feeling' that on my $100 Lenovo Chromebook, with its utterly
> superb Emacs,
> RMAIL cannot send email to anyone I can imagine sending it to. Which is
> why I have so chauvinistically suggested 'made in China', e.g., Lenovo, may
> have something to do with the matter! But that is another of my sick jokes.
>
> I used RMAIL as my only emailer for decades, but switched to gmail because
> RMAIL was losing on 'attachments'. I now love gmail. It is one part of
> the proof that Google is the greatest company that has ever existed. gmail
> is free. space seems unlimited. I am so insignificant that I do not give a
> damn whether Google looks at my mail or not. My lifelong email motto is:
> when sending email, always imagine that it is cced to letters at NYT.
> Heavens knows that spooks look at all email, unless one uses 'signal ' or
> something like that. In Europe, the government is suing signal to force
> them to change their ultra secret ways. I have tried to use 'signal' and
> enjoyed it, but am now scared to use it any more; don't want to get sued.
>
> Have you guys tried RMAIL on Chromebooks? Only costs $100 to buy one.
> There are a huge number of Chromebooks in the world, and one can get, and
> enjoy Emacs, with a mere one line command 'sudo apt-get install emacs',
> after one has installed Linux, which of course must always be called 'Gnu
> Linux', or you might rightly get email from rms. To my astonishment, the
> installation of Linux was about the easiest thing I could imagine.
I have no experience with Chromebooks.
> With the highest imaginable love of Emacs,
>
> Bob
>
> On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 8:38 AM Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Robert Boyer <robertstephenboyer@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> >> Sounds like some problem with your email setup.
>> >
>> > I am sure you are right.
>> >
>> > However, I do not have the slightest idea what you are talking about.
>>
>> Have you configured anything regarding email in Emacs?
>>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-02-19 20:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-02-18 4:12 bug#69250: Chromebook issue with 'report-emacs-bug' Robert Boyer
2024-02-18 19:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <CAP9n0TNuWo5yXPLuWb_NPyjn+19G+F4-3kHdnEZy5D+NR7CEbw@mail.gmail.com>
2024-02-18 19:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-18 20:17 ` Robert Boyer
2024-02-19 14:38 ` Philip Kaludercic
[not found] ` <CAP9n0TPiovkwAVSrxZJqkv4DX2us380BGpcXG=m0-Yd66VN0+A@mail.gmail.com>
2024-02-19 20:06 ` Philip Kaludercic [this message]
2024-02-19 21:01 ` Robert Boyer
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