Re: AUTHINFO

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>]

Jason R Mastaler <jason@4b.org> writes:

> Well, why not?  It isn't likely, but not out of the question either.
> Really, I don't see the reasoning behind using the same file for both
> ftp remote login data and NNTP authentication data, especially when
> both will be using the same syntax.  I don't see any pros, but I do
> see points of potential conflict (even if relatively minor).

Well, the pros is that the user will only have to worry about one file
containing sensitive information, and not two.

> For example, people with FTP access to their newsserver who use this
> Gnus option will inadvertently be losing the FTP session password
> protection they once had.

You mean, since the password is stored in clear text?  But that's the
case in any case.  Or do you mean that miscreants will be able to
sneak up to a logged-in terminal and ftp to the nntp server?  I hadn't
thought of that...

I dunno.  Let's have a vote:  ~/.netrc or, uhm, ~/.authinforc as the
default file?

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