:meth:`connect` method must support that as well as a regular host:port
server. The optional parameters local_hostname and source_address has the
same meaning as that of SMTP client.To specify a Unix socket, you must use
- an absolute path for *host*, starting with a '/'.
+ an absolute path for *host*, starting with a '/'.
Authentication is supported, using the regular SMTP mechanism. When using a Unix
socket, LMTP generally don't support or require any authentication, but your