GNU bug report logs - #8050
Gnus does not connect to my IMAP server any more

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Packages: gnus, emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:46:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: 8050 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8050: Gnus does not connect to my IMAP server any more
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:03:10 -0500

The new code shows much fewer prompts, but now I can't connect any more.
The problem is that among the prompts it doesn't show me any more, the
"username" prompt is now missing, so Gnus then asks me

 "Password for [any user]@(imap.iro.umontreal.ca diro):(143 997 imap imaps): "

And when asking me whether to save the password (which it asks even
tough the authentication fails :-() the prompt is again too verbose
asking me

 "Add to .authinfo.gpg? (y)es/(n)o but use it/(e)dit line/(s)kip file"

First, it's hard to parse, second I don't know what "no but use it"
might mean, I don't know what "line" I might want to "edit" (nor why
it's related to saving a password), and neither do I know what means
"skip file".  Please make it just "Save password to .authinfo.gpg? [y/n/N/?]"
or something short and simple like that.


        Stefan
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