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diff --git a/lisp/mail/sendmail.el b/lisp/mail/sendmail.el
index 34a0aa0ad82..e8d896be246 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/sendmail.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/sendmail.el
@@ -991,6 +991,19 @@ See also the function `select-message-coding-system'.")
nil)
(t (error "Invalid value for `mail-from-style'")))))
+;; Normally you will not need to modify these options unless you are
+;; using some non-genuine substitute for sendmail which does not
+;; implement each and every option that the original supports.
+;; E.g., ssmtp does not support "-odb", so, if your site uses it,
+;; you will need to modify `sendmail-error-reporting-non-interactive'
+;; in your site-init.el.
+(defvar sendmail-error-reporting-interactive
+ ;; These mean "report errors to terminal" and "deliver interactively"
+ '("-oep" "-odi"))
+(defvar sendmail-error-reporting-non-interactive
+ ;; These mean "report errors by mail" and "deliver in background".
+ '("-oem" "-odb"))
+
(defun sendmail-send-it ()
"Send the current mail buffer using the Sendmail package.
This is a suitable value for `send-mail-function'. It sends using the
@@ -1135,12 +1148,8 @@ external program defined by `sendmail-program'."
(and mail-alias-file
(list (concat "-oA" mail-alias-file)))
(if mail-interactive
- ;; These mean "report errors to terminal"
- ;; and "deliver interactively"
- '("-oep" "-odi")
- ;; These mean "report errors by mail"
- ;; and "deliver in background".
- '("-oem" "-odb"))
+ sendmail-error-reporting-interactive
+ sendmail-error-reporting-non-interactive)
;; Get the addresses from the message
;; unless this is a resend.
;; We must not do that for a resend