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Subject: Re: gnus/starttls.el and net/tls.el
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I guess we are stuck with the duplication.

Could you write some text to compare the capabilities
and uses of tls.el and starttls.el, so people can tell which
is best for a given use, and insert that in the comments section
of both tls.el and starttls.el?