From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jidanni@jidanni.org Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: pasting a password Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:55:58 +0800 Message-ID: <87ljvj75lt.fsf@jidanni.org> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1226868980 3473 80.91.229.12 (16 Nov 2008 20:56:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:56:20 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 1104@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com, schwab@suse.de, cyd@stupidchicken.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 16 21:57:22 2008 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 4.50) id 1L1ogL-0002p9-SZ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:57:22 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54148 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L1ofD-0002Ni-MG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:56:11 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L1of9-0002NP-9y for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:56:07 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L1of7-0002ND-Ox for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:56:06 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56388 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L1of7-0002NA-Jw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:56:05 -0500 Original-Received: from sd-green-bigip-202.dreamhost.com ([208.97.132.202]:39740 helo=homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L1of7-0003Uk-Ry for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:56:06 -0500 Original-Received: from jidanni1.jidanni.org (122-127-32-90.dynamic.hinet.net [122.127.32.90]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F97D119DEF; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:56:01 -0800 (PST) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) 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:105725 Archived-At: Regarding those mile long one-time passwords that we are supposed to paste into our browsers, etc.: Some people also wish to paste the password into the box with the mouse too (middle button). Therefore please roll back all that extra security, and just do the plain echo asterisks, like firefox or whatever. Speaking about M-y. I am a old dog who still types ESC instead of Meta-key for the M- stuff -- never learned new tricks.