* How to use `~/.authfile' for POP account
@ 2005-08-09 17:24 Yuan MEI
2005-08-10 7:01 ` Frank Schmitt
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From: Yuan MEI @ 2005-08-09 17:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
My solution is
(defun passwd-from-authinfo (machine)
(let* ((x (gnus-parse-netrc "~/.authinfo"))
(y (gnus-netrc-machine x machine))
(z (gnus-netrc-get y "password")))
z))
and
(pop :server "foo.com" :user "bar"
:password (passwd-from-authinfo "foo.com"))
Is there any ``Official'' solution to this? Since smtp and imap could
utilize `.authfile' directly.
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Yuan MEI
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* Re: How to use `~/.authfile' for POP account
2005-08-09 17:24 How to use `~/.authfile' for POP account Yuan MEI
@ 2005-08-10 7:01 ` Frank Schmitt
2005-08-15 14:52 ` Yuan MEI
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From: Frank Schmitt @ 2005-08-10 7:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
"Yuan MEI" <yuan.mei@gmail.com> writes:
> My solution is
> (defun passwd-from-authinfo (machine)
> (let* ((x (gnus-parse-netrc "~/.authinfo"))
> (y (gnus-netrc-machine x machine))
> (z (gnus-netrc-get y "password")))
> z))
> and
> (pop :server "foo.com" :user "bar"
> :password (passwd-from-authinfo "foo.com"))
>
> Is there any ``Official'' solution to this? Since smtp and imap could
> utilize `.authfile' directly.
You should use ~/.authinfo (for all protocols).
Write something like this in it:
machine pop.isp.com login ymei password f.h637Fj
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* Re: How to use `~/.authfile' for POP account
2005-08-10 7:01 ` Frank Schmitt
@ 2005-08-15 14:52 ` Yuan MEI
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From: Yuan MEI @ 2005-08-15 14:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
I think you missed the point. I know how to write a valid
`.authinfo'. The problem is,
for `imap',
(nnimap-authinfo-file "~/.authinfo") works,
for `smtp',
(setq smtpmail-auth-credentials "~/.authinfo") works,
however, for pop, I don't know which already-written function is
available, so I write that one to process it.
Frank Schmitt <usereplyto2005@frank-schmitt.net> writes:
> You should use ~/.authinfo (for all protocols).
> Write something like this in it:
> machine pop.isp.com login ymei password f.h637Fj
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Yuan MEI
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