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@@ -274,6 +274,46 @@ With that in place, you need a `.msmtprc` with the accounts configured
 for the domains you want to send out using specific SMTP servers and
 the rest will go to the default account.
 
+## sending mail using smtpmail
+
+<!-- By default message mode will use the system `sendmail` command to send
+mail. However, on a typical desktop machine there may not be local SMTP
+daemon running (nor it is configured to send mail outside of the system). -->
+
+If setting up local `sendmail` or `msmtp` is not feasible or desirable,
+the Emacs `smtpmail` package can be used to send email by talking to remote
+SMTP server via TCP connection. It is pretty easy to configure:
+
+1. Emacs variable `message-send-mail-function` has not been set
+
+   Initially, Emacs variable `message-send-mail-function` has value of
+   `sendmail-query-once`. When (notmuch) message mode is about to send email,
+   `sendmail-query-once` will ask how emacs should send email. Typing `smtp`
+   will configure `smtpmail` and Emacs may prompt for SMTP settings.
+
+1. `M-x customize-group RET smtpmail`
+
+   As a minimum, 'Smtpmail Smtp Server' needs to be set.
+
+   After doing that, continue with `M-x load-library RET message` and
+   `M-x customize-variable RET message-send-mail-function`.
+   In the customization buffer select `message-smtpmail-send-it`.
+
+1. Set some variables in .emacs or in [notmuch init file](/notmuch-emacs#notmuch_init_file)
+
+        (setq smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.server.tld" ;; <-- edit this !!!
+        ;;    smtpmail-smtp-service 25 ;; 25 is default -- uncomment and edit if needed
+        ;;    smtpmail-stream-type 'starttls
+        ;;    smtpmail-debug-info t
+        ;;    smtpmail-debug-verb t
+              message-send-mail-function 'message-smtpmail-send-it)
+
+More information for smtpmail is available:
+
+* In Emacs: `M-x info-display-manual smtpmail`
+* [EmacsWiki Page](http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/SendingMail)
+
+
 ## <span id="address_completion">Address completion when composing</span>
 
 There are currently three solutions to this:
@@ -318,7 +358,7 @@ available:
     from notmuch.  It also includes a vim plugin.
 
 You can perform tab-completion using any of these programs.
-Just add the following to your [notmuch init file](#notmuch_init_file):
+Just add the following to your [notmuch init file](/notmuch-emacs#notmuch_init_file):
 
         (require 'notmuch-address)
         (setq notmuch-address-command "/path/to/address_fetching_program")
@@ -352,7 +392,7 @@ Enter the cloned repository and create a build directory:
 You will find the akonadimailsearch binary in the build/src directory. Copy it to ~/bin .
 
 You can now add the following settings to your
-[notmuch init file](#notmuch_init_file):
+[notmuch init file](/notmuch-emacs#notmuch_init_file):
 
         (require 'notmuch-address)
         (setq notmuch-address-command "~/bin/akonadimailsearch")
@@ -484,7 +524,7 @@ See also the **Usage:** section in `gnus-alias.el`.
 
 ## Resending (or bouncing) messages
 
-Add the following to your [notmuch init file](#notmuch_init_file) to be able
+Add the following to your [notmuch init file](/notmuch-emacs#notmuch_init_file) to be able
 to resend the current message in show mode.
 
         (define-key notmuch-show-mode-map "b"
@@ -496,7 +536,7 @@ to resend the current message in show mode.
 
 ## `notmuch-hello` refresh status message
 
-Add the following to your [notmuch init file](#notmuch_init_file) to get a
+Add the following to your [notmuch init file](/notmuch-emacs#notmuch_init_file) to get a
 status message about the change in the number of messages in the mail store
 when refreshing the `notmuch-hello` buffer.
 
@@ -526,7 +566,7 @@ when refreshing the `notmuch-hello` buffer.
 
 Mailman mailing list software rewrites and rewraps long message subjects in
 a way that causes TABs to appear in the middle of the subject and header
-lines. Add this to your [notmuch init file](#notmuch_init_file) to replace
+lines. Add this to your [notmuch init file](/notmuch-emacs#notmuch_init_file) to replace
 tabs with spaces in subject lines:
 
         (defun notmuch-show-subject-tabs-to-spaces ()