Hi , the solution to the smtp-server not defined was there: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnus-english/2010-02/msg00060.html Re: `smtp-server' not defined ------------------------------ *From*:Katsumi Yamaoka*Subject*:Re: `smtp-server' not defined *Date*:Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:11:42 +0900*User-agent*:Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.1.92 (gnu/linux) ------------------------------ >*>>>> evan wrote:* >* Any idea why I get the message "`smtp-server' not defined" when I try* >* to send mail via gnus? I have tried to see what is wrong but I cannot* >* find anything.* Remove smtpmail.el(c) that comes from the FLIM package (not the one of Emacs). You can find it by performing: M-x locate-library RET smtpmail RET The FLIM package contains the different version of smtpmail.el, that issues the error message in question, though it will not be installed normally. -- end of quotation. Thanks to all of you, I will work on emacs and gnus next days ( it is very time consuming ). Jo. 2013/5/16 Feng Shu > Joseph Vidal-Rosset writes: > > > 2013/5/16 Feng Shu > > > > Your setting may be same as my emacs configure ,I use 1. gnus + > > offlineimap + dovecot + gmail + org-contacts.el 2. org-mode + > > xelatex > > May be my configure can help you > > > > Of course it could be helpful and I thank you warmly for your email. > > At the moment I'm using neither offlineimap neither xelatex, but why > > not. > > My worry of the day is to understand why, on my laptop only, I meet > > this error message of "smtp-server not defined"; I do not understand, > > and I see via Google that I am not alone... > > some guess: > 1. you can try the newest devel version from gnus.git > 2. install gnutls, openssl, and so on > 3. Is your authinfo correct? > 4. reinstall emacs > > > We stay in touch, no doubt that you can help me to succeed in > > improving my use of emacs and LaTeX. > > > > Thanks again ! > > > > Jo. > > -- >