[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 41806] New: Enable connection to SMTP servers using ordinary SSL.

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41806

           Summary: Enable connection to SMTP servers using ordinary SSL.
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: LibO 3.4.3 release
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
        AssignedTo: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: jacobsallanster at gmail.com


The context for this is
Tools->Options
LibreOffice Writer->Mail Merge E-mail

The option is used to describe SMTP servers for outgoing E- mail. LibreOffice
only allows for (1) unsecured connections, (2) TLS connections without
authentication, and (3) TLS connections with authentication.

587 is the usual port assignment for smtp servers that use TLS.  465 is the
port assignment when SSL is used. gmail users are normally directed to use SSL
port 465.  It takes some detective work to find that TLS is supported at port
587.  Many mail services only provide SSL and do not offer TLS (Yahoo, for
example).

LibreOffice should, enable the use of SSL, as opposed to TLS.  The Thunderbird
user interface source code can be used as a model for how to do this.

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