diff -r 1c7167009936 -r 63a3749147af hgext/patchbomb.py
--- a/hgext/patchbomb.py	Tue Apr 05 07:30:01 2016 +0200
+++ b/hgext/patchbomb.py	Sat Jun 04 11:13:28 2016 -0700
@@ -708,13 +708,7 @@
                 fp.close()
         else:
             if not sendmail:
-                verifycert = ui.config('smtp', 'verifycert', 'strict')
-                if opts.get('insecure'):
-                    ui.setconfig('smtp', 'verifycert', 'loose', 'patchbomb')
-                try:
-                    sendmail = mail.connect(ui, mbox=mbox)
-                finally:
-                    ui.setconfig('smtp', 'verifycert', verifycert, 'patchbomb')
+                sendmail = mail.connect(ui, mbox=mbox)
             ui.status(_('sending '), subj, ' ...\n')
             ui.progress(_('sending'), i, item=subj, total=len(msgs),
                         unit=_('emails'))