(defvoo nntp-server-opened-hook '(nntp-send-mode-reader)
"*Hook used for sending commands to the server at startup.
The default value is `nntp-send-mode-reader', which makes an innd
-server spawn an nnrpd server. Another useful function to put in this
-hook might be `nntp-send-authinfo', which will prompt for a password
-to allow posting from the server. Note that this is only necessary to
-do on servers that use strict access control.")
+server spawn an nnrpd server.")
(defvoo nntp-authinfo-function 'nntp-send-authinfo
- "Function used to send AUTHINFO to the server.")
+ "Function used to send AUTHINFO to the server.
+It is called with no parameters.")
(defvoo nntp-server-action-alist
'(("nntpd 1\\.5\\.11t"
"Send the AUTHINFO to the nntp server.
It will look in the \"~/.authinfo\" file for matching entries. If
nothing suitable is found there, it will prompt for a user name
-and a password."
+and a password.
+
+If SEND-IF-FORCE, only send authinfo to the server if the
+.authinfo file has the FORCE token."
(let* ((list (gnus-parse-netrc nntp-authinfo-file))
(alist (gnus-netrc-machine list nntp-address))
(force (gnus-netrc-get alist "force"))
- (user (gnus-netrc-get alist "login"))
+ (user (or (gnus-netrc-get alist "login") nntp-authinfo-user))
(passwd (gnus-netrc-get alist "password")))
(when (or (not send-if-force)
force)
- (nntp-send-command
- "^3.*\r?\n" "AUTHINFO USER"
- (or user
- nntp-authinfo-user
- (setq nntp-authinfo-user
- (read-string (format "NNTP (%s) user name: " nntp-address)))))
+ (unless user
+ (setq user (read-string (format "NNTP (%s) user name: " nntp-address))
+ nntp-authinfo-user user))
+ (unless (member user '(nil ""))
+ (nntp-send-command "^3.*\r?\n" "AUTHINFO USER" user)
+ (when t ;???Should check if AUTHINFO succeeded
(nntp-send-command
"^2.*\r?\n" "AUTHINFO PASS"
(or passwd
nntp-authinfo-password
(setq nntp-authinfo-password
- (nnmail-read-passwd (format "NNTP (%s) password: "
- nntp-address))))))))
+ (nnmail-read-passwd (format "NNTP (%s@%s) password: "
+ user nntp-address))))))))))
(defun nntp-send-nosy-authinfo ()
"Send the AUTHINFO to the nntp server."
- (nntp-send-command
- "^3.*\r?\n" "AUTHINFO USER"
- (read-string (format "NNTP (%s) user name: " nntp-address)))
- (nntp-send-command
- "^2.*\r?\n" "AUTHINFO PASS"
- (nnmail-read-passwd "NNTP (%s) password: " nntp-address)))
+ (let ((user (read-string (format "NNTP (%s) user name: " nntp-address))))
+ (unless (member user '(nil ""))
+ (nntp-send-command "^3.*\r?\n" "AUTHINFO USER" user)
+ (when t ;???Should check if AUTHINFO succeeded
+ (nntp-send-command "^2.*\r?\n" "AUTHINFO PASS"
+ (nnmail-read-passwd "NNTP (%s@%s) password: "
+ user nntp-address))))))
(defun nntp-send-authinfo-from-file ()
"Send the AUTHINFO to the nntp server.
(let* ((pbuffer (nntp-make-process-buffer buffer))
(process
(condition-case ()
- (let ((coding-system-for-read nntp-coding-system-for-read))
+ (let ((coding-system-for-read nntp-coding-system-for-read)
+ (coding-system-for-write nntp-coding-system-for-write))
(funcall nntp-open-connection-function pbuffer))
(error nil)
(quit nil))))