gnu: libesmtp: Expand description.

* gnu/packages/mail.scm (libesmtp)[description]: Add more libESMTP facts.
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@ -2330,11 +2330,20 @@ (define-public libesmtp
`(("openssl" ,openssl))) `(("openssl" ,openssl)))
(home-page "http://www.stafford.uklinux.net/libesmtp/") (home-page "http://www.stafford.uklinux.net/libesmtp/")
(synopsis "Library for sending mail via remote hosts using SMTP") (synopsis "Library for sending mail via remote hosts using SMTP")
(description "libESMTP is an SMTP client which manages posting (or (description
submission of) electronic mail via a preconfigured Mail Transport Agent (MTA). "libESMTP is an @acronym{SMTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol} client that
It may be used as part of a Mail User Agent (MUA) or other program that must manages posting (or submission of) electronic mail via a preconfigured
be able to post electronic mail where mail functionality may not be that @acronym{MTA, Mail Transport Agent}.
program's primary purpose.")
It may be used as part of a @acronym{MUA, Mail User Agent}, or other program
that must be able to post electronic mail where mail functionality may not be
that program's primary purpose.
libESMTP's high-level API shields developers from the complexity of SMTP. It
transparently handles many SMTP extensions including authentication,
@acronym{TLS, Transport-Level Security}, and PIPELINING for performance. Even
without a pipelining server, libESMTP offers much better performance than would
be expected from a simple client.")
(license (list license:lgpl2.1+ license:gpl2+)))) (license (list license:lgpl2.1+ license:gpl2+))))
(define-public esmtp (define-public esmtp