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@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ SMTP backend
Then point the :setting:`EMAIL_BACKEND` setting at your custom backend as
described above.
+ If unspecified, the default ``timeout`` will be the one provided by
+ :func:`socket.getdefaulttimeout()`, which defaults to ``None`` (no timeout).
+
.. _topic-email-console-backend:
Console backend