On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 12:42:08PM -0700, Michael Partridge wrote: > Happy Thanksgiving! > I'm having trouble using `git --send-email` to send a patch in. > > I am trying to use this email address (mcp...@nau.edu) with the > following settings in my global config: > ``` > [sendemail] > smtpencryption = tls > smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com > smtpuser = mcp...@nau.edu > smtpserverport = 587 > ``` > > Source: https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitTips#Mail > > Although it is an NAU account, it routes to a gmail inbox. > > I've also tried the SSL settings from this page: > https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7126229?authuser=1&visit_id=638049147999726000-3838985679&hl=en&rd=1#zippy=%2Cstep-change-smtp-other-settings-in-your-email-client > > What email service do you guys use and how did you set it up for the > commandline? > > > MCP >
According to the git-config man page, variable names are case sensitive, so smtpencryption should be smtpEncryption (and so on). In your Google account settings, it should be possible to create an app-password that you can give to git-send-email just to access SMTP (if two-factor authentication is enabled). Personally I have configured git-send-email to use msmtp, and use port 465 with success. It would also be helpful to see what error message you're actually getting because the things I mentioned are just guesses at what could be your problem. Best, Nihal
