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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/smtplib.rst | 10 |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/smtplib.rst b/Doc/library/smtplib.rst index ff580da..bdbbe4a 100644 --- a/Doc/library/smtplib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/smtplib.rst @@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ An :class:`SMTP` instance has the following methods: Identify yourself to the SMTP server using ``HELO``. The hostname argument defaults to the fully qualified domain name of the local host. + The message returned by the server is stored as the :attr:`helo_resp` attribute + of the object. In normal operation it should not be necessary to call this method explicitly. It will be implicitly called by the :meth:`sendmail` when necessary. @@ -187,7 +189,13 @@ An :class:`SMTP` instance has the following methods: Identify yourself to an ESMTP server using ``EHLO``. The hostname argument defaults to the fully qualified domain name of the local host. Examine the - response for ESMTP option and store them for use by :meth:`has_extn`. + response for ESMTP option and store them for use by :meth:`has_extn`. + Also sets several informational attributes: the message returned by + the server is stored as the :attr:`ehlo_resp` attribute, :attr:`does_esmtp` + is set to true or false depending on whether the server supports ESMTP, and + :attr:`esmtp_features` will be a dictionary containing the names of the + SMTP service extensions this server supports, and their + parameters (if any). Unless you wish to use :meth:`has_extn` before sending mail, it should not be necessary to call this method explicitly. It will be implicitly called by |