Re: Committing new smtpmail.el later tonight

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:55:26 -0500
> 
> EZ> Why do we have to have this incompatibility?  Why cannot
> EZ> smtpmail-auth-credentials continue be supported, in addition to the
> EZ> new ~/.authinfo?  E.g., note the value of the variable and
> EZ> automatically write ~/.authinfo?
> 
> I think that leaves `smtpmail-auth-credentials' in place, where it will
> confuse the user.

How can my own customization on my own .emacs confuse me?

> So IMO the conversion should also unset `smtpmail-auth-credentials'.

I see no need for that.  Emacs doesn't modify .emacs except during
explicit use of Customize.