On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Richard Yang <weiyang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, experts > > I read the git-send-email manual and find the --smtp-server option can > specify the sendmail-like program to send mail. > > Then I use this option in command line > --smtp-server=/usr/bin/msmtp > This works. > > While I found it not very convenient to write the option on command line > every time, then I wrote it in the .gitconfig file in my home directory. > > [sendmail] > smtpserver = /usr/bin/msmtp > smtppass = 123456 > smtpuser = weiyang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > smtpserverport = 143 The configuration-section for git send-mail is actually spelled "sendemail", and not "sendmail". Notice the additional 'e'. http://git-scm.com/docs/git-send-email -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html