Re: [Gnu-arch-users] address@hidden: Tla (arch) and passwords]

[Jan Hudec]

On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 15:53:20 +0000, Andrew Suffield wrote:
> This appears to be a misdirected feature request.
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Bartek Kania <address@hidden> -----
> 
> From: Bartek Kania <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Tla (arch) and passwords
> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 16:44:19 +0100 (CET)
> X-Spam-To: address@hidden
> X-GPG-Key: http://evil.gnarf.org/mrbk.pgp
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I was wondering if it is possible to get arch to ask for a password when
> accessing a remote archive?
> 
> The command:
>  tla make-archive address@hidden \
>   http://address@hidden/arch/address@hidden/
> Fails with error 401(authorization required). I would like arch to ask me for
> a password instead. I am far too paranoid to use the 
> http://user:address@hidden
> syntax.

It is plain HTTP, not HTTPS. If you are paranoid enough not to store the
password in a read-protected file in your home directory, you should be
paranoid not to send it over a network in cleartext either. Why can't
you use sftp?

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                                                 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec 
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