Re: nnimap - authentication

[Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann)]

On 26 Dec 2000, Harry Putnam wrote:

> Does it mean I need something like this?
> 
>           (nnimap "mail.server.com"
>                   (nnimap-authenticator anonymous)) 
> 
> Putting the `login' part in place of anonymous?

Yes.  (nnimap-authenticator foo) uses the symbol foo, whereas
(nnimap-authenticator "foo") would use a string (because of the double
quotes).

>        * "login:" Plain-text username/password via LOGIN.

I think it is unfortunate that the manual contains double quotes and a
colon where the Lisp code should not contain either.  The double
quotes are not easy to recognize as markup.  Maybe it would be better
if it looked like this:

* `login': Plain-text ...

Hm.

> But then what about the `username' `password' part? Where does it
> go.?

In ~/.authinfo, if you like.  Hm.  The default username might be your
login name.  I think you have to put a line in ~/.authinfo if you want
to use a different username.  But you don't have to put the password
in ~/.authinfo, Gnus will ask you for it.

machine frumple login harry password verysecret

This machine name would be for a server (nnimap "frumple" ...).

kai
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