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#1317: describe the does_esmtp, ehlo_resp, esmtp_features, and helo_resp attributes

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Andrew M. Kuchling 2008-09-06 21:26:02 +00:00
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@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ An :class:`SMTP` instance has the following methods:
Identify yourself to the SMTP server using ``HELO``. The hostname argument
defaults to the fully qualified domain name of the local host.
The message returned by the server is stored as the :attr:`helo_resp` attribute
of the object.
In normal operation it should not be necessary to call this method explicitly.
It will be implicitly called by the :meth:`sendmail` when necessary.
@ -187,7 +189,13 @@ An :class:`SMTP` instance has the following methods:
Identify yourself to an ESMTP server using ``EHLO``. The hostname argument
defaults to the fully qualified domain name of the local host. Examine the
response for ESMTP option and store them for use by :meth:`has_extn`.
response for ESMTP option and store them for use by :meth:`has_extn`.
Also sets several informational attributes: the message returned by
the server is stored as the :attr:`ehlo_resp` attribute, :attr:`does_esmtp`
is set to true or false depending on whether the server supports ESMTP, and
:attr:`esmtp_features` will be a dictionary containing the names of the
SMTP service extensions this server supports, and their
parameters (if any).
Unless you wish to use :meth:`has_extn` before sending mail, it should not be
necessary to call this method explicitly. It will be implicitly called by