Re: nnimap and username

[Leonidas Tsampros]

Peter Gerdes <nospam@nospam.net> writes:

> Hello!
>
> Using ~/.authinfo, one can specify username and/or password for
> connections. I can understand, that the password should not appear in
> the ".gnus"-file.
>
> Nevertheless, is there a conceptual reason for not allowing the username
> as part of the gnus-select-method-entry, i.e., "nnimap-username"? Thus
> it would be easier to transfer a configuration to a different machine,
> needing only ".gnus".
>
> Greetings!
> Peter

Hi Peter,

well since you'll end up using a .authinfo file (you'll get bored typing
the password every time), you might use the nntp-authinfo-file variable
to store the file in a location other than the default.

My personal preference is to store all emacs customizations under a
folder like ~/.elisp/ and then I just have to synchronize just a single
directory. So, you'll just put the .authinfo file under .elisp (or
whatever directory you might use).

Also, if you run gpg-agent consider using .authinfo.gpg in order to have
the file encrypted or signed. (just open a buffer with name
.authinfo.gpg, insert the contents of the original .authinfo, and save
the file, given that your gpg-agent setup is sound.)

Best Regards
Leonidas Tsampros