SMTP authentification miss a parameter?

[eluser]sophistry[/eluser]
thanks for the "complete" explanation. :-) i still think you need to look at the manual page. i think you will find your solution there...

allow me to quote it so as to whet your appetite:

Email Preferences
The following is a list of all the preferences that can be set when sending email.

Preference Default Value Options Description
useragent CodeIgniter None The "user agent".
protocol mail mail, sendmail, or smtp The mail sending protocol.
mailpath /usr/sbin/sendmail None The server path to Sendmail.
smtp_host No Default None SMTP Server Address.
smtp_user No Default None SMTP Username.
smtp_pass No Default None SMTP Password.
smtp_port 25 None SMTP Port.
smtp_timeout 5 None SMTP Timeout (in seconds).

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