[Bug 242602] mail/ssmtp Mention AuthUser/Pass in sample configuration file

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            Bug ID: 242602
           Summary: mail/ssmtp Mention AuthUser/Pass in sample
                    configuration file
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: ports-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: jp at mens.de
                CC: aragon at phat.za.net
                CC: aragon at phat.za.net
             Flags: maintainer-feedback?(aragon at phat.za.net)

The example file ssmtp.conf.sample does not at all mention either STARTTLS or
authentication for target MTAs, something which I assume is needed by many
people.

Would it be a good idea to at least add, in comments, an indication thereof?
Something along these lines, maybe:

--- ssmtp.conf.sample   2019-11-15 16:44:44.000000000 +0000
+++ ssmtp.conf.sample.new       2019-12-12 14:18:53.946701000 +0000
@@ -41,3 +41,11 @@
 # If you want to have debugging of the config file parsing, move this option
 # to the top of the config file and uncomment
 #Debug=YES
+
+# Use these parameters for securely authenticating against your
+# mailhub; check ssmtp.conf(5) for further details.
+
+# UseSTARTTLS=YES
+# AuthUser=you at yourdomain.com
+# AuthPass=your-secret-password
+


I'd also like to point out that the home page for ssmtp as recorded at [1] is
no longer valid and seems to have moved to
https://packages.qa.debian.org/s/ssmtp.html

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