Re: sending mail with gnus

[Leo Butler <Leo.Butler@umanitoba.ca>]

On Wed, Jan 08 2025, gfp <gfp@posteo.at> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> now I tried to send an email with gnus:
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The debugger said:
>
>  Emacs is about to send an email message, but it has not been
>  configured for sending email.  To tell Emacs how to send email:
>
>  - Type ‘mail client’ to start your default email client and
>    pass it the message text.
>
>  - Type ‘smtp’ to send mail directly to an "outgoing mail" server.
>    (Emacs may prompt you for SMTP settings).
>
>  Emacs will record your selection and will use it thereafter.
>  To change it later, customize the option ‘send-mail-function’.
>
>
> and
> Wrong type argument; listp, mailclient-send-it
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> My gnus.el:
>
>  Reply to mails with matching email address
> (setq gnus-posting-styles
>       '((address "gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de>")
>        ("X-Message-SMTP-Method" "smtp Posteo-posteo.de 465
>        gottfried@posteo.de")))

I don't think that this is correct. See the examples in the Gnus manual:

(info "(gnus) Posting Styles")

[You can evaluate that sexp in Gnus/Emacs by placing point at the right
and typing the keychords C-x C-e. It will take you to the appropriate
part of the Gnus manual.]

Leo

>
>
> in the gnus manual it says:
> ;(setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it
> ;                smtpmail-default-smtp-server "smtp Posteo-posteo.de
>                  465 gottfried@posteo.de")
>
> but it doesn´t work as well.
>
> I guess there is some code missing.
>
> thanks for help
>
> Gottfried
>
>

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Best regards,
Dr Butler