Connection Types¶
aiosmtplib supports the three main types of encryption used by SMTP servers:
Plaintext (default port 25). The connection is entirely unencrypted. Most authentication methods will not be supported by servers when using an unencrypted connection. Although they are best suited for connecting to a server running locally or for testing, for historical reasons unencrypted connections are the default if no options are specified.
TLS/SSL encrypted (default port 465). In this case the TLS handshake occurs when the connection is established, and all traffic is encrypted. This type of connection should generally be used where available.
STARTTLS (default port 587). When using STARTTLS, an initial unencrypted connection is made, EHLO/HELO greetings are exchanged, and the connection is upgraded in place once the client requests it by sending the STARTTLS command. Most servers require an upgrade before allowing AUTH commands.
Note
As of version 2.0, if the server advertises STARTTLS, aiosmtplib
will automatically initiate STARTTLS on connect. If this behaviour
causes problems, you can opt out by passing a start_tls value of
False.