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Subject: Re: .authinfo is ignored on startup
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:05:27 -0600
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Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
>
>> On Sun, 13 Mar 2005, reader@newsguy.com wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying a different newsserver for a while and put the needed info
>>> in ~/.authinfo.  However, when I start gnus it still prompts me for my
>>> uid and passwd.   I've tripple checked that its entered correctly.
>>> 
>>> I type the exact same info at the 2 prompts and get the news.  How can
>>> I debug this?
>
> C-x i ~/.authinfo<RET>
> machine enews.newsguy.com login myuid password xxxxxxx
> machine news.ind.sbclgobal.net login myuid@xxxxx.net password xxxxxxx
>
> The first one for newsguy works as expected.
> Sbcglobal requires the full email address including `@'.
> I continue to get prompted for both on that server and when entered
> at the prompt exactly as in authinfo it works.

Look at your second entry carefully.  hint: sbclgobal....