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docs: update sendmail docs to use more secure SMTP server for Gmail 

Earlier recommendation by IETF with RFC 2595 was to deprecate
implicit TLS in preference for upgrade an initially unencrypted
connection with STARTTLS command.  These days, however, IETF
recommends that connections be made using "Implicit TLS", in
preference to STARTTLS and the like, completely reversing their
earlier position, in RFC8314.

Update the GMail example to use the implicit TLS to match the
current recommendation at port 465.

Signed-off-by: Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@live.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Aditya Garg 2025-08-26 15:09:22 +00:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -521,10 +521,10 @@ edit `~/.gitconfig` to specify your account settings:

----
[sendemail]
smtpEncryption = tls
smtpEncryption = ssl
smtpServer = smtp.gmail.com
smtpUser = yourname@gmail.com
smtpServerPort = 587
smtpServerPort = 465
----

Gmail does not allow using your regular password for `git send-email`.
@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ if you want to use `OAUTHBEARER`, edit your `~/.gitconfig` file and add

----
[sendemail]
smtpEncryption = tls
smtpEncryption = ssl
smtpServer = smtp.gmail.com
smtpUser = yourname@gmail.com
smtpServerPort = 587
smtpServerPort = 465
smtpAuth = OAUTHBEARER
----