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Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport: add support for cvs pserver password scrambling.

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 11, 2009, 20:52 UTC
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Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com> writes:
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> Quoting Dirk Hörner:
>
>> Instead of a cleartext password, the CVS pserver expects a scrambled one
>> in the authentication request. With this patch it is possible to import
>> CVS repositories only accessible via pserver and user/password.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Dirk Hoerner <dirker@gmail.com>
>
> Junio, may I ask what happened to this patch?

I do not use cvs emulation myself, nor pserver access, and I actually have been waiting for people who do use pserver access to report breakages and people pointing this patch out.

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Message 4 of 8 in “git-cvsimport: add support for cvs pserver password scrambling.”
  1. git-cvsimport: add support for cvs pserver password scrambling.Dirk Hörner, Nov 28, 2008
  2. Johannes SchindelinDec 1, 2008
  3. Nanako ShiraishiApr 10, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2009
  5. Johannes SchindelinAug 13, 2009
  6. Dirk HörnerAug 13, 2009
  7. Sverre RabbelierAug 13, 2009
  8. Dirk HörnerAug 14, 2009

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