From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: rcirc update: allow sending a server password when connecting Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 21:33:50 +0200 Message-ID: <878w77ixnl.fsf@gmx.de> References: <87ljbxg7vl.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1274816074 1636 80.91.229.12 (25 May 2010 19:34:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 19:34:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Ryan Yeske Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue May 25 21:34:33 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OGztX-00088Q-VU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 May 2010 21:34:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45350 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OGztX-0007mO-BW for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 May 2010 15:34:31 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=60542 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OGztL-0007lO-7n for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 May 2010 15:34:25 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OGztJ-0005tv-T3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 May 2010 15:34:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:45493) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OGztG-0005t0-Iv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 May 2010 15:34:17 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 25 May 2010 19:34:02 -0000 Original-Received: from p4FC006E9.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO detlef.gmx.de) [79.192.6.233] by mail.gmx.net (mp027) with SMTP; 25 May 2010 21:34:02 +0200 X-Authenticated: #3708877 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/TRp9HkfvTLglxTOjzUMwjz8oL/J1tJLBUYU/TUF ZQlwiYZw9rnXs0 In-Reply-To: <87ljbxg7vl.fsf@gmail.com> (Ryan Yeske's message of "Wed, 05 May 2010 18:02:22 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:125267 Archived-At: Ryan Yeske writes: > 2010-05-01 Ryan Yeske > > * net/rcirc.el (rcirc-default-user-name): Change to "user". > (rcirc-default-full-name): Change to "unknown". > (rcirc-user-name-history): Add variable. > (rcirc): When prompting for connection paramaters, also prompt for > username and password. > (rcirc-connect): Take a PASS argument. If PASS is non-nil, send > value to server when connecting. Wouldn't it make sense to keep the password in a password manager, if possible? We are at least able to access the Gnome Keyring and the KDE KWallet (this is delayed). Other IRC clients do this already, like Empathy. See here my IRC and Jabber account settings, accessed via secrets.el: [-] login |-[+] UbuntuOne token for https://ubuntuone.com |-[+] albinus@ford:10443/DAV-albinus |-[-] account: idle/irc/albinus0; param: password | |- password: ****** [Show password] | |- account: idle/irc/albinus0 | `- param: password |-[+] Network secret for Auto Paniclan/802-11-wireless-security/psk |-[+] albinus@magdalene |-[-] account: gabble/jabber/albinus_40jabber_2eorg0; param: password | |- password: ********* [Show password] | |- account: gabble/jabber/albinus_40jabber_2eorg0 | `- param: password |-[+] Desktop Couch user authentication `-[+] Desktop Couch user authentication Best regards, Michael.