From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Cc: u.s.reddy@cs.bham.ac.uk
Subject: Re: auth-source multiple accounts
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:15:15 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8762smntzg.fsf@lifelogs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: i2q827$rvg$1@north.jnrs.ja.net
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:39:11 +0100 Uday S Reddy <uDOTsDOTreddy@cs.bham.ac.uk> wrote:
USR> On 7/28/2010 2:07 PM, Ted Zlatanov wrote:
>> auth-source.el (specifically, auth-source-user-or-password) will work
>> either way. The new query parameter is optional so at worst the user
>> will get the wrong password. There will be no error. So you don't have
>> to give up on old versions. Just warn the user that the account won't
>> be part of the lookup.
USR> Yes, but, if I call auth-source-user-or-password with the extra
USR> parameter, and the user is using an old version of auth-source.el,
USR> there will be an error. But the version number idea is good. I can
USR> test for it before calling.
USR> Let me know when you have the new version ready so that I can test it
USR> along with VM.
There's a much improved `auth-source-search' function in Emacs now. I
think it will do what you need, and you can simply check if it exists
and fall back on `auth-source-user-or-password' otherwise. The
docstring is as complete as I could make it and I hope it answers any
questions.
Thanks
Ted
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-02-14 22:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-21 1:55 can emacs use the mac os x keychain? vm user
2010-04-21 4:02 ` Barry Margolin
2010-04-21 17:36 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-04-22 0:58 ` Barry Margolin
2010-04-23 2:18 ` vm user
2010-07-25 20:04 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-26 2:23 ` vm user
[not found] ` <87vd8z2myy.fsf@lifelogs.com>
2010-07-25 3:36 ` vm user
2010-07-26 13:47 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-07-26 14:47 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-26 19:32 ` auth-source multiple accounts (was: can emacs use the mac os x keychain?) Ted Zlatanov
[not found] ` <87630211kx.fsf_-_@lifelogs.com>
2010-07-26 21:21 ` auth-source multiple accounts Uday S Reddy
2010-07-27 14:06 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-07-27 17:19 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-27 17:59 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-07-27 21:35 ` Uday S Reddy
[not found] ` <87y6cvu53t.fsf@lifelogs.com>
2010-07-28 21:39 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-10-27 13:18 ` Ted Zlatanov
2011-02-14 22:15 ` Ted Zlatanov [this message]
2010-07-28 14:53 ` can emacs use the mac os x keychain? Ted Zlatanov
2010-07-29 4:31 ` Adrian Robert
2010-07-29 13:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-07-30 9:17 ` Richard Stallman
2010-07-30 10:37 ` Stuart Hacking
2010-07-31 9:57 ` Richard Stallman
2010-07-30 13:30 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-07-29 13:17 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-07-29 18:52 ` David Reitter
2010-07-29 20:33 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-07-30 0:13 ` YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu
2010-07-30 13:24 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-08-01 1:44 ` YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu
2010-08-01 2:53 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-07-25 20:09 ` Uday S Reddy
[not found] <mailman.7.1290330553.29710.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-02-22 22:56 ` Emacs for mail: VM - WL - GNUS Uday Reddy
2011-02-24 10:25 ` Uday Reddy
2011-02-24 18:47 ` auth-source multiple accounts Ted Zlatanov
2011-02-24 21:13 ` Uday Reddy
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