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authorKonstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>2023-10-16 11:23:25 -0400
committerKonstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>2023-10-16 11:23:25 -0400
commitd6bb2082187edff22e4d146a5e174e00b92f78ac (patch)
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parent8196a3c298d9b1f11be305c87eb890f44f7c8cc5 (diff)
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Use stronger wording to warn about DMARC violations
You really *must* use our mail servers if you want to send mail with your @kernel.org address. Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ outgoing mail SMTP.
Sending outgoing mail
---------------------
-You may wish to use our mail server to send out email -- due to company
-policies or whatnot. First, you will need to obtain your SMTP password
-using the following command::
+If you want to use your kernel.org address for sending outgoing mail,
+you *must* use our SMTP server, otherwise your messages will be rejected
+by many providers due to DMARC policy violations.
+
+First, you will need to obtain your SMTP password using the following
+command::
ssh git@gitolite.kernel.org getsmtppass