.authinfo is ignored on startup

.authinfo is ignored on startup

[Harry Putnam]

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?

Its on winxp and No Gnus v0.3

Re: .authinfo is ignored on startup

[Ted Zlatanov]

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?
> 
> Its on winxp and No Gnus v0.3

Can you show the authinfo line, edited for password, and the server
name as Gnus knows it?

I think netrc.el needs a rewrite for better logging.  I tried to do it
but didn't have the time, and the current logic has a look-ahead loop
that makes logging much more difficult than it should be.  It's not
hard to rewrite it so maybe I'll do it if no one else wants to.

Ted

Re: .authinfo is ignored on startup

[Harry Putnam]

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.

Re: .authinfo is ignored on startup

[exal]

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....

Re: .authinfo is ignored on startup

[Harry Putnam]

exal@exal.house.net writes:

> 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....

Yikes, I must be ready for the jump from x250 to x300 in my cheaters....