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Re: [Bug-wget] [PATCH 3/3] Add command line option to disable use of .ne
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Tim Rühsen |
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Re: [Bug-wget] [PATCH 3/3] Add command line option to disable use of .netrc |
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Tue, 16 May 2017 14:24:47 +0200 |
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On 05/16/2017 01:42 PM, Giuseppe Scrivano wrote:
> Tomas Hozza <address@hidden> writes:
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>> The option to turn off reading .netrc by configuration in .wgetrc is
>> still there. This command line option was supposed to be just
>> something extra. Anyway Tim already merged the change. Do you want to
>> revert it?
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> Tim, are you in favor of this change?
Definitely. I don't see much gain in .wgetrc commands that are 'hidden'
from the users by these kinds of 'obscurity' measurements. It's also a
waste of time to document commands and options separately.
> Well, not worth a revert probably, we are already exposing many options
> this way.
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> Giuseppe
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With Best Regards, Tim
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[Bug-wget] [PATCH 1/3] Added tests for HTTP authentication using credentials from .netrc, Tomas Hozza, 2017/05/12