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Re: Store news server authentication credentials for gnus in an encrypte
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Hongyi Zhao |
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Re: Store news server authentication credentials for gnus in an encrypted manner. |
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Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:36:10 +0800 |
Got it. Thank you everyone for your help here.
On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 12:32 AM Eric Abrahamsen
<eric@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote:
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> Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> writes:
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> > I noticed the FAQ 3-3 for gnus at
> > <https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/gnus/FAQ-3_002d3.html>,
> > which uses the file ~/.authinfo to store the news server
> > authentication information with file mode bits set to 600.
> >
> > But I want to know if there are some encrypted methods for such a job.
> > Any hints will be highly appreciated.
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> You can just use a ~/.authinfo.gpg file, and everything will work
> correctly (assuming GPG encryption/decryption is already working for you
> in Emacs).
>
> Eric
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Theory and Simulation of Materials
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