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Re: How can I not use text password in my .gnus.el?


From: Gijs Hillenius
Subject: Re: How can I not use text password in my .gnus.el?
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:04:36 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux)

On 21 Aug 2009, Water Lin wrote:


> I use my Emacs Gnus to get emails, but I save the password in
> .gnus.el as text. I don't think it is safe.

...

> So I am trying to find a way which can encrypt my text password.

try easypg , read emascwiki on autoencryption

Recently somewhere on the internet someone explained how to use easypg
to encrypt the .imapauthinfo files -> imapauthinfo.gpg

Can't immediately find the link atm..


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