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ERC switches to channel buffer on reconnect

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: 51753 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Amin Bandali <bandali <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#51753: ERC switches to channel buffer on reconnect
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:09:24 -0800

Severity: important

When ERC reconnects, it switches buffer to the channel buffers.  This is
*very* dangerous.

Consider the situation when the user is about to paste a password and
hit enter with a quick "C-y RET", when all of a sudden the ERC buffer
pops up a fraction of a second before you hit those keys.  Now your
password is on IRC.

At the very least, this behavior should be disabled by default, and
preferably also come with a big warning sign for anyone that intends to
enable it.

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