Re: password-cache for smtpmail.el

[Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>]

Justus-bulk@Piater.name writes:

> Hi -
>
> Following up to an exchange I had almost two years ago:
>
> Simon Josefsson wrote on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:34:24 +0200:
>
>> ... The proper fix is for smtpmail.el to use password.el.
>
> I attach a simple patch that does this. I tested it with emacs 22.1.
>
> The patch also applies against the latest CVS (MAIN/HEAD) version
> 1.97, except that "password-cache" should be autoloaded instead of
> "password" for recent development emacsen.
>
> As a password key I simply reuse the prompt, as it appears to contain
> just the right information.
>
> The current version of smtpmail.el does not remember the password if
> .authinfo is used. I removed this condition because it prevents
> password caching for people who do not store passwords in .authinfo,
> and I do not see any harm caused by removing it.
>
> Could you test and apply the patch?

I noticed the patch was installed already, but for the record, I think
it looks fine.

Thanks!

/Simon