[mew-int 2630] Re: Passwords

[Harald Hanche-Olsen]

+ Ian Grant <ian.grant at example.com>:

> Using mew 5.2 with SMTP over SSL I have to type in the password each
> time I send a message.

Ouch.

> Is this what everyone does,

No.

> or are there tricks to get it cached somewhere?

Yes.

I use:

(setf mew-use-cached-passwd t
      mew-passwd-timer-unit 60
      mew-passwd-lifetime 24)

which keeps the password for up to 24 hours. There are more
sophisticated approaches storing the passwords in a gpg keychain, but
I haven't bothered (yet).

- Harald