On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 01:39:21AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2020-06-20 08:48:04 +1000, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> > On 19Jun2020 07:11, Kevin J. McCarthy <ke...@8t8.us> wrote:
> > >On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 09:48:32AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > >>On 2020-06-18 18:14:15 -0700, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote:
> > >>+    /* L10N:
> > >>+       The server is not supposed to send data immediately after
> > >>+       confirming STARTTLS.  This warns the user that something
> > >>+       weird is going on.
> > >>+    */
> > >>+    mutt_error _("Warning: clearing unexpected buffered data before 
> > >>STARTTLS");
> > >>
> > >>The "before STARTTLS" is not clear. Doesn't this occur *after* 
> > >>STARTTLS has occurred?
> > >
> > >I had some trouble coming up with a good message.  The buffered data 
> > >is after the STARTTLS command is confirmed, but before the actual 
> > >STARTTLS negotiation takes place.  If the terminology is bad, I'll be 
> > >happy to change it though.  Would it make more sense to just say 
> > >"Warning: clearing unexpected buffered data after STARTTLS"?
> > 
> > "Warning: after STARTTLS: clearing unexpected buffered data" ?
> 
> Or "Warning: clearing unexpected buffered data before TLS negotiation".
> 
> "TLS negotiation" is what is said here:
> 
>   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunistic_TLS
> 
> But "buffered data" may not be very clear. The user should know that
> this is data from the server. Perhaps:
> 
> "Warning: clearing unexpected server data before TLS negotiation"
> 
> or
> 
> "Warning: clearing unexpected server data between STARTTLS and TLS 
> negotiation"
> 
Or you can be more explicit about the meaing of "unexpected", and write
"unprotected".

-- Petr

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