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+# Settings for using `hg email`
+
+[email]
+# See `hg help config.email`
+to = prosody-dev@googlegroups.com
+
+[smtp]
+# See `hg help config.smtp`
+host = mail.example.com
+port = submission
+tls = starttls
+username =
+
+[extensions]
+# command to send changesets as (a series of) patch emails
+patchbomb =