Item13241: More documentation on Auto-configure

Make it clearer that this can run a long time, especially on Windows servers.
foswiki · Jan 30, 2015 · 7e79ec8 · 7e79ec8
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@@ -1780,6 +1780,11 @@ $Foswiki::cfg{MergeHeadAndScriptZones} = $FALSE;
 # an ={SMTP}{MAILHOST}=. <br/>If your mail server requires authentication, you must also
 # supply ={SMTP}{Username}= and ={SMTP}{Password}= </li></ul>
 # <br/>
+# When you supply a ={SMTP}{MAILHOST}=, Auto-configure will probe the server for the most secure
+# connection possible, trying STARTTLS, SSL, and then SMTP.  This can take an extended amount of
+# time, especially on Windows servers. Please be patient, or use the Advanced Settings tab
+# to manually configure the E-mail server connection.
+# <br/>
 # Auto-configure Email may change configuration settings (it will tell you
 # what it changed.) These settings will only be made permanent when you save
 # the configuration.