diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -55,17 +55,16 @@ pdebug = false
 #error_email_from = paste_error@example.com
 
 ## SMTP server settings
-## Only smtp_server is mandatory. All other settings take the specified default
-## values.
+## If specifying credentials, make sure to use secure connections.
+## Default: Send unencrypted unauthenticated mails to the specified smtp_server.
+## For "SSL", use smtp_use_ssl = true and smtp_port = 465.
+## For "STARTTLS", use smtp_use_tls = true and smtp_port = 587.
 #smtp_server = smtp.example.com
 #smtp_username =
 #smtp_password =
 #smtp_port = 25
+#smtp_use_ssl = false
 #smtp_use_tls = false
-#smtp_use_ssl = false
-## SMTP authentication parameters to use (e.g. LOGIN PLAIN CRAM-MD5, etc.).
-## If empty, use any of the authentication parameters supported by the server.
-#smtp_auth =
 
 [server:main]
 ## PASTE ##