[issue1339] smtplib starttls() should ehlo() if it needs to

[Bill Fenner]

New submission from Bill Fenner:

smtplib's "complex" methods, login and sendmail, try to EHLO or HELO if 
it hasn't been done yet.  login also checks to see if the EHLO response 
included the ability to do authorization.

starttls seems to me to be similar in nature: why should it not try to 
EHLO or HELO, and check that self.has_extn("starttls")?

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 56829
nosy: fenner
severity: normal
status: open
title: smtplib starttls() should ehlo() if it needs to
type: rfe
versions: Python 2.4

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