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24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg

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Message #71 received at 9113 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 9113 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
	Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>, Roland Winkler <winkler <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#9113: 24.0.50;
	auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, bug#9113: 24.0.50;
	auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, bug#9113: 24.0.50;
	auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:32 +0100

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:

>> Or does (say) OS X (or Ubuntu) start a key chain when you log in, and
>> then Thunderbird consults that when it connects to the IMAP server?
>
> Exactly.  So, yes, I want Emacs to support the system's keychain tool,
> since it's the right solution for the job.

auth-sources.el supports already secrets.el, which is an interface to
Gnome keyring and KWallet, respectively.

The problem is, that there is no default under which name a password is
stored there. Evrery application seems to use its own naming scheme.

>         Stefan

Best regards, Michael.

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