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From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: .authinfo is ignored on startup
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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....