Re: nnimap and authinfo

[marcuirl <marcuirl@imap.nothis.cc>]

Pat Colbeck <pcolbeck@bashq.org> writes:

> I just can seem to get authinfo working with nnimap. It keeps asking me
> for a username and password no matter what I try.
> 
> Here is the stuff from .gnus
> 
> (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
> 	'((nnfolder "")
> 	(nnimap "Azlan"
> 	(nnimap-address "mail.esc.azlan.co.uk")
> 	(nnimap-authinfo-file "~/.authinfo")
> 	)))
> 
> And here is my .authinfo
> 
> machine mail.esc.azlan.co.uk login "AZLAN-UK/some name/some.name"
> password topsecret  port 143
> 
> I have also tried a .authinfo like this
> 
> machine Azlan login "AZLAN-UK/some name/some.name"
> password topsecret  port 143
> 
> No good it still asks for username and password. The server is a
> Microsoft Exchange server and I amd running Oort Gnus from Debian Sid.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Pat

Hi Pat,

I'm afraid that I am not going to be any help. Suffice it to say that
I have more or less the same set up you have (I don't have nnfolder or
use a port) and I get asked TWICE for my login and password.

I think it has something to do with what groups on the mail server you
are subscribed too! Could someone correct me on this and maybe help us
out.

I also can reproduce the problem when I have a second IMAP account on a
different location. Depending on which is first i get asked twice for
the login and password, even thought I answer y to the save for future
....

marcu 
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