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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsmtplib.tex b/Doc/lib/libsmtplib.tex index e0567e6..f7b8098 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libsmtplib.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libsmtplib.tex @@ -41,6 +41,23 @@ are also optional, and can contain a PEM formatted private key and certificate chain file for the SSL connection. \end{classdesc} +\begin{classdesc}{LMTP}{\optional{host\optional{, port\optional{, + local_hostname}}}} + +The LMTP protocol, which is very similar to ESMTP, is heavily based +on the standard SMTP client. It's common to use Unix sockets for LMTP, +so our connect() method must support that as well as a regular +host:port server. To specify a Unix socket, you must use an absolute +path for \var{host}, starting with a '/'. + +Authentication is supported, using the regular SMTP mechanism. When +using a Unix socket, LMTP generally don't support or require any +authentication, but your mileage might vary. + +\versionadded{2.6} + +\end{classdesc} + A nice selection of exceptions is defined as well: \begin{excdesc}{SMTPException} |