Re: nntp.el authinfo calls need fixin'

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

Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:

> I think the unused choices for `nntp-authinfo-function'
> (`nntp-send-nosy-authinfo', `nntp-send-authinfo-from-file') should be
> removed (with whatever extra functionality they have moved to
> `nntp-send-authinfo') and we should remove `nntp-authinfo-function'
> itself.  We should also remove any dependency on netrc.el.

Yes, I agree.

> In addition the `auth-source-search' call should query for the virtual
> server name too, use ":create t", pass `auth-source-creation-defaults'
> and `auth-source-creation-prompts', and call the :save-function if the
> login was successful.  This is all very similar to the way nnimap.el
> does the query.

Yup.

> I'm attaching a patch to just add the "force" token to nntp.el and will
> do more of the above if necessary.  Let me know.

Please apply.

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