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From: Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no>
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Subject: Re: Forcing authentication on a server
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>>>>> Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no>:

>>>>> Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no>:
>> Platform: qgnus-0.22, GNU emacs 19.34, SPARC, Solaris 2.5
>> The FAQ says the following about using an NNTP server with
>> authentication: 
>> 	(add-hook 'nntp-server-opened-hook 'nntp-send-authinfo)

>> I've also tried
>> 	(add-hook 'nntp-server-opened-hook 'nntp-send-nosy-authinfo)

> Actually this seemed to work some of the time... but I've been unable
> to reproduce it.  I seemed to introduce a behaviour where it *always*
> asked for username and password on a "g" command in *Group*.

> Not really what I was looking for, but I was able to read an article
> on that server.

It's kind of strange, because it doesn't start asking for username and
password straight away.  It seems to happen after a certain number of
"g" commands in *Group*.  Or maybe it happens after the demon has
tried to fetch new news and mail...? 

Hm...