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Re: master 91c732f: Always check for client-certificates


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: Re: master 91c732f: Always check for client-certificates
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:11:20 +0200

> From: Robert Pluim <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden,  address@hidden,  address@hidden
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:05:09 +0100
> 
> The reason for the feature is to make it easy to use certificates:
> just add the right stuff to .authinfo.gpg, and everything else happens
> by itself, much like usernames/passwords when sending
> email.
> 
> Defaulting it to off means more configuration burden on the user.
> Defaulting it to on means that some people who object to it need to
> customize auth-sources and/or network-stream-use-client-certificates.
> 
> I canʼt judge the relative sizes of those two groups, although the
> second one is highly likely to be more vocal.
> 
> Having said that, I donʼt think weʼre looking for unanimity anyway,
> just rough consensus, and so far Iʼm outnumbered at least 2-1.

OK, thanks.  Let's wait for a few days to give others a chance to
chime in.  If no other opinions are voiced, I'm okay to go with the
"majority".



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