Re: rcirc update: allow sending a server password when connecting

[Michael Albinus]

Ryan Yeske <address@hidden> writes:

> 2010-05-01  Ryan Yeske  <address@hidden>
>
>       * net/rcirc.el (rcirc-default-user-name): Change to "user".
>       (rcirc-default-full-name): Change to "unknown".
>       (rcirc-user-name-history): Add variable.
>       (rcirc): When prompting for connection paramaters, also prompt for
>       username and password.
>       (rcirc-connect): Take a PASS argument.  If PASS is non-nil, send
>       value to server when connecting.

Wouldn't it make sense to keep the password in a password manager, if
possible? We are at least able to access the Gnome Keyring and the KDE
KWallet (this is delayed). Other IRC clients do this already, like
Empathy. See here my IRC and Jabber account settings, accessed via
secrets.el:

[-] login
 |-[+] UbuntuOne token for https://ubuntuone.com
 |-[+] address@hidden:10443/DAV-albinus
 |-[-] account: idle/irc/albinus0; param: password
 |  |-  password: ****** [Show password]
 |  |-  account:  idle/irc/albinus0
 |  `-  param:    password
 |-[+] Network secret for Auto Paniclan/802-11-wireless-security/psk
 |-[+] address@hidden
 |-[-] account: gabble/jabber/albinus_40jabber_2eorg0; param: password
 |  |-  password: ********* [Show password]
 |  |-  account:  gabble/jabber/albinus_40jabber_2eorg0
 |  `-  param:    password
 |-[+] Desktop Couch user authentication
 `-[+] Desktop Couch user authentication

Best regards, Michael.