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Diffstat (limited to 'docs/examples/smtp-tls.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/examples/smtp-tls.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/docs/examples/smtp-tls.c b/docs/examples/smtp-tls.c index 1ab7e205b..15f946586 100644 --- a/docs/examples/smtp-tls.c +++ b/docs/examples/smtp-tls.c @@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ #include <curl/curl.h> /* This is a simple example showing how to send mail using libcurl's SMTP - * capabilities. It builds on the smtp-send.c example, adding some - * authentication and transport security. + * capabilities. It builds on the smtp-send.c example to add authentication + * and, more importantly, transport security to protect the authentication + * details from being snooped. */ #define FROM "<sender@example.org>" @@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ int main(void) curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { + /* Set username and password */ + curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERNAME, "user"); + curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, "secret"); + /* This is the URL for your mailserver. Note the use of port 587 here, * instead of the normal SMTP port (25). Port 587 is commonly used for * secure mail submission (see RFC4403), but you should use whatever @@ -110,12 +115,6 @@ int main(void) * docs/SSLCERTS for more information. */ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CAINFO, "/path/to/certificate.pem"); - /* A common reason for requiring transport security is to protect - * authentication details (user names and passwords) from being "snooped" - * on the network. Here is how the user name and password are provided: */ - curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERNAME, "user@example.net"); - curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, "P@ssw0rd"); - /* Value for envelope reverse-path */ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAIL_FROM, FROM); |