GNU bug report logs - #10184
24.0.92; smtpmail-{auth,starttls}-credentials changes

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jay Berkenbilt <ejb <at> ql.org>

Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 18:27:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.0.92

Fixed in version 24.1

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Jay Berkenbilt <ejb <at> ql.org>
Cc: 10184 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10184: 24.0.92; smtpmail-{auth,starttls}-credentials changes
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:07:19 +0100

Jay Berkenbilt <ejb <at> ql.org> writes:

> I think this is a bad change as it forces me to store passwords in clear
> text on a file on disk, which I am not willing to do.

You can store your passwords in any of the backends that auth-source
supports, which includes encrypted files, keychains or Lisp code.

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