Axel Beckert dijo [Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 06:39:16PM +0100]: > Package: swaks > Version: 20100211.0-2 > > Hi, > > when testing SMTP AUTH with swaks -a, swaks does not turn off terminal > echoing before asking the user to enter his password and the password > stands there in plain text until swaks finishes and the user can clear > the terminal to hide the password. > > I also see no option to turn off password echoing on demand. > (Nevertheless I think that turning it off should be the default anyway.)
Uhmm... I understand your point. Now, Swaks is IMO (and quoting from the manpage) "the all-purpose smtp transaction *tester*" (emphasis mine). Using Swaks as a mailer is IMO an abuse. Of course, echoing a password is wrong for a mailer - but for a testing utility, I do not feel that meddling with the output is a good idea. Anyway, I'm Cc:ing the upstream author for his feedback on this. It is a trivial change in any case, but I am not sure it fits in the program's purpose. Greetings,
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