Haha yes! We try!
Convenient timing, really
Ohh strange! Did you update RStudio Connect, per chance? I think the version I built last was missing some of the new SMTP goodies in a config file. I'm wondering if there is a bug in the upgrade / migration process.
Check out these files:
cat /etc/rstudio-connect/rstudio-connect.gcfg
cat /etc/rstudio-connect/rstudio-connect-migration.gcfg
There should be an SMTP block there that you can edit. Then you will need to either restart or reload Connect. (sudo systemctl restart rstudio-connect).
Ultimately, you will want lines that look like this in the rstudio-connect.gcfg file, preferably. The migration file is just a temporary holdover when migrating versions that have a breaking config change.
[Server]
EmailProvier = SMTP
[SMTP]
Host = localhost
Port = 25
Hopefully that will get you running! Apologies in advance if you're unfamiliar with text editing on a linux computer, as it can be a bit of work
nano or vim are the usual culprits, and sudo nano /etc/rstudio-connect/rstudio-connect.gcfg may be necessary.