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From: Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs 29: Package netrc is deprecated
Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 13:36:57 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <877cfqhw2u.fsf@dod.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvcypx1wue.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier via Users list for the's message of "Tue, 07 May 2024 11:12:07 -0400")

>>>>> Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>:

>> In the auth-source code there is lots of talk about backends, which I
>> assume are Gnus backends, and little/nothing about using it as a netrc
>> file parser.

> I don't know if that assumption is correct.  I think it's talking about
> various services/formats to store credentials, where `~/.netrc` is just
> one (old) such backend.

I see! Thanks!



  reply	other threads:[~2024-05-19 11:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-05-06 19:43 Emacs 29: Package netrc is deprecated Steinar Bang
2024-05-07  2:47 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-05-07 14:58   ` Steinar Bang
2024-05-07 15:12     ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-05-19 11:36       ` Steinar Bang [this message]
2024-05-14  7:35     ` Robert Pluim
2024-05-19 11:58       ` Steinar Bang
2024-05-20  9:10         ` Robert Pluim

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