diff --git a/lib/smtp.c b/lib/smtp.c
index 9550c0fcc..2df8c0950 100644
--- a/lib/smtp.c
+++ b/lib/smtp.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void state(struct connectdata *conn,
   struct smtp_conn *smtpc = &conn->proto.smtpc;
 #if defined(DEBUGBUILD) && !defined(CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS)
   /* for debug purposes */
-  static const char * const names[]={
+  static const char * const names[] = {
     "STOP",
     "SERVERGREET",
     "EHLO",
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static CURLcode smtp_authenticate(struct connectdata *conn)
     l = 1;
 
     /* Check supported authentication mechanisms by decreasing order of
-       preference. */
+       security. */
     mech = (const char *) NULL;         /* Avoid compiler warnings. */
     state1 = SMTP_STOP;
     state2 = SMTP_STOP;
@@ -413,18 +413,18 @@ static CURLcode smtp_authenticate(struct connectdata *conn)
     }
     else
 #endif
-    if(smtpc->authmechs & SMTP_AUTH_PLAIN) {
-      mech = "PLAIN";
-      state1 = SMTP_AUTHPLAIN;
-      state2 = SMTP_AUTH;
-      result = smtp_auth_plain_data(conn, &initresp, &l);
-    }
-    else if(smtpc->authmechs & SMTP_AUTH_LOGIN) {
+    if(smtpc->authmechs & SMTP_AUTH_LOGIN) {
       mech = "LOGIN";
       state1 = SMTP_AUTHLOGIN;
       state2 = SMTP_AUTHPASSWD;
       result = smtp_auth_login_user(conn, &initresp, &l);
     }
+    else if(smtpc->authmechs & SMTP_AUTH_PLAIN) {
+      mech = "PLAIN";
+      state1 = SMTP_AUTHPLAIN;
+      state2 = SMTP_AUTH;
+      result = smtp_auth_plain_data(conn, &initresp, &l);
+    }
     else {
       infof(conn->data, "No known auth mechanisms supported!\n");
       result = CURLE_LOGIN_DENIED;      /* Other mechanisms not supported. */
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static CURLcode smtp_statemach_act(struct connectdata *conn)
 {
   CURLcode result;
   curl_socket_t sock = conn->sock[FIRSTSOCKET];
-  struct SessionHandle *data=conn->data;
+  struct SessionHandle *data = conn->data;
   int smtpcode;
   struct smtp_conn *smtpc = &conn->proto.smtpc;
   struct pingpong *pp = &smtpc->pp;
@@ -1083,17 +1083,17 @@ static CURLcode smtp_init(struct connectdata *conn)
  * smtp_connect() should do everything that is to be considered a part of
  * the connection phase.
  *
- * The variable 'done' points to will be TRUE if the protocol-layer connect
- * phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE is not. When called as
- * a part of the easy interface, it will always be TRUE.
+ * The variable pointed to by 'done' will be TRUE if the protocol-layer
+ * connect phase is done when this function returns, or FALSE if not. When
+ * called as a part of the easy interface, it will always be TRUE.
  */
 static CURLcode smtp_connect(struct connectdata *conn,
                              bool *done) /* see description above */
 {
   CURLcode result;
   struct smtp_conn *smtpc = &conn->proto.smtpc;
-  struct SessionHandle *data=conn->data;
-  struct pingpong *pp=&smtpc->pp;
+  struct SessionHandle *data = conn->data;
+  struct pingpong *pp = &smtpc->pp;
   const char *path = conn->data->state.path;
   int len;
   char localhost[1024 + 1];
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ static CURLcode smtp_done(struct connectdata *conn, CURLcode status,
 {
   struct SessionHandle *data = conn->data;
   struct FTP *smtp = data->state.proto.smtp;
-  CURLcode result=CURLE_OK;
+  CURLcode result = CURLE_OK;
   ssize_t bytes_written;
   (void)premature;
 
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ static CURLcode smtp_done(struct connectdata *conn, CURLcode status,
 
   if(status == CURLE_OK) {
     struct smtp_conn *smtpc = &conn->proto.smtpc;
-    struct pingpong *pp= &smtpc->pp;
+    struct pingpong *pp = &smtpc->pp;
     pp->response = Curl_tvnow(); /* timeout relative now */
 
     state(conn, SMTP_POSTDATA);
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ CURLcode smtp_perform(struct connectdata *conn,
                      bool *dophase_done)
 {
   /* this is SMTP and no proxy */
-  CURLcode result=CURLE_OK;
+  CURLcode result = CURLE_OK;
 
   DEBUGF(infof(conn->data, "DO phase starts\n"));
 
@@ -1357,9 +1357,10 @@ static CURLcode smtp_quit(struct connectdata *conn)
  * Disconnect from an SMTP server. Cleanup protocol-specific per-connection
  * resources. BLOCKING.
  */
-static CURLcode smtp_disconnect(struct connectdata *conn, bool dead_connection)
+static CURLcode smtp_disconnect(struct connectdata *conn,
+                                bool dead_connection)
 {
-  struct smtp_conn *smtpc= &conn->proto.smtpc;
+  struct smtp_conn *smtpc = &conn->proto.smtpc;
 
   /* We cannot send quit unconditionally. If this connection is stale or
      bad in any way, sending quit and waiting around here will make the
@@ -1385,7 +1386,7 @@ static CURLcode smtp_dophase_done(struct connectdata *conn,
                                   bool connected)
 {
   struct FTP *smtp = conn->data->state.proto.smtp;
-  struct smtp_conn *smtpc= &conn->proto.smtpc;
+  struct smtp_conn *smtpc = &conn->proto.smtpc;
   (void)connected;
 
   if(smtp->transfer != FTPTRANSFER_BODY)
@@ -1400,7 +1401,7 @@ static CURLcode smtp_dophase_done(struct connectdata *conn,
 
 /* called from multi.c while DOing */
 static CURLcode smtp_doing(struct connectdata *conn,
-                               bool *dophase_done)
+                           bool *dophase_done)
 {
   CURLcode result;
   result = smtp_multi_statemach(conn, dophase_done);
@@ -1424,10 +1425,10 @@ static CURLcode smtp_doing(struct connectdata *conn,
  */
 static
 CURLcode smtp_regular_transfer(struct connectdata *conn,
-                              bool *dophase_done)
+                               bool *dophase_done)
 {
-  CURLcode result=CURLE_OK;
-  bool connected=FALSE;
+  CURLcode result = CURLE_OK;
+  bool connected = FALSE;
   struct SessionHandle *data = conn->data;
   data->req.size = -1; /* make sure this is unknown at this point */
 
@@ -1454,7 +1455,7 @@ CURLcode smtp_regular_transfer(struct connectdata *conn,
   return result;
 }
 
-static CURLcode smtp_setup_connection(struct connectdata * conn)
+static CURLcode smtp_setup_connection(struct connectdata *conn)
 {
   struct SessionHandle *data = conn->data;
 
@@ -1501,7 +1502,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_smtp_escape_eob(struct connectdata *conn, ssize_t nread)
   struct SessionHandle *data = conn->data;
 
   if(data->state.scratch == NULL)
-    data->state.scratch = malloc(2*BUFSIZE);
+    data->state.scratch = malloc(2 * BUFSIZE);
   if(data->state.scratch == NULL) {
     failf (data, "Failed to alloc scratch buffer!");
     return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
@@ -1511,9 +1512,9 @@ CURLcode Curl_smtp_escape_eob(struct connectdata *conn, ssize_t nread)
   for(i = 0, si = 0; i < nread; i++, si++) {
     ssize_t left = nread - i;
 
-    if(left>= (ssize_t)(SMTP_EOB_LEN-smtpc->eob)) {
-      if(!memcmp(SMTP_EOB+smtpc->eob, &data->req.upload_fromhere[i],
-                 SMTP_EOB_LEN-smtpc->eob)) {
+    if(left >= (ssize_t)(SMTP_EOB_LEN - smtpc->eob)) {
+      if(!memcmp(SMTP_EOB + smtpc->eob, &data->req.upload_fromhere[i],
+                 SMTP_EOB_LEN - smtpc->eob)) {
         /* It matched, copy the replacement data to the target buffer
            instead. Note that the replacement does not contain the
            trailing CRLF but we instead continue to match on that one
@@ -1521,14 +1522,14 @@ CURLcode Curl_smtp_escape_eob(struct connectdata *conn, ssize_t nread)
         */
         memcpy(&data->state.scratch[si], SMTP_EOB_REPL,
                SMTP_EOB_REPL_LEN);
-        si+=SMTP_EOB_REPL_LEN-1; /* minus one since the for() increments
-                                          it */
-        i+=SMTP_EOB_LEN-smtpc->eob-1-2;
+        si += SMTP_EOB_REPL_LEN - 1; /* minus one since the for() increments
+                                        it */
+        i += SMTP_EOB_LEN - smtpc->eob - 1 - 2;
         smtpc->eob = 0; /* start over */
         continue;
       }
     }
-    else if(!memcmp(SMTP_EOB+smtpc->eob, &data->req.upload_fromhere[i],
+    else if(!memcmp(SMTP_EOB + smtpc->eob, &data->req.upload_fromhere[i],
                     left)) {
       /* the last piece of the data matches the EOB so we can't send that
          until we know the rest of it */