Re: [PATCH] Keep network security info buffers after use

[Karl Fogel]

On 18 Dec 2023, Richard Stallman wrote:
>  > Summary: after the user is prompted about whether to accept a 
>  > remote cert, the buffer(s) with information about the cert 
>  > should 
>  > stay around, instead of being killed like they currently are.
>
> If this would be an improvement, should we go further and 
> preserve
> this information in the file system for logging even after the 
> Emacs
> process is killed?  Perhaps in the user's .emacs.d directory?

I think it would be sufficient to just let the user temporarily 
leave the `read-multiple-choice' prompt and go into the displayed 
buffer that contains the cert info.  If the user then wants to 
save that information somehow, she can do so.

If we were to always save the information, unconditionally, then 
we would have to decide where to save it, and come up with a way 
to inform the user of where it is saved.  And in most cases the 
user probably does not need it to be saved for later examination 
anyway.

In other words, just giving the user agency at the critical moment 
would be the best solution, I think.

I'm still waiting to hear if there is approval for, or concern 
about, the idea of letting `C-x o' depart (presumably temporarily) 
from a `read-multiple-choice' prompt.

Best regards,
-Karl