Re: gnus and gpg

[Colin Baxter]

>>>>> Van L <van@scratch.space> writes:

    > Robert Pluim writes:
    >> auth-sources is a variable defined in `auth-source.el'.

    > Thank you.

    > The first thing I should have done was, C-h v auth-sources .

    > The link to the customize variable interface puts in the .emacs
    > file

    >  '(auth-sources (quote ("~/.authinfo.gpg")))
 
    > Earlier, I needed to put in

    >  (setq auth-sources (quote ("~/.authinfo.gpg")))

    > It works now but the Gnus UI is unforgiving should the passphrase
    > be mistyped it doesn't ask you to re-type it again.

    > -- © 2019 Van L gpg using EEF2 37E9 3840 0D5D 9183 251E 9830 384E
    > 9683 B835 "What's so strange when you know that you're a Wizard at
    > 3?" -Joni Mitchell

I have .authinfo.gpg in a non-standard location, with

(setq auth-sources '((:source "~/path/to/.authinfo.gpg")))

It works for me.

Best wishes,

-- 
Colin Baxter
m43cap@yandex.com