Re: [PATCH] http.c: prompt for username on 403

From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: Oct 15, 2025, 22:31 UTC
Message-ID: <aPAg3gYwzA9fHCC3@fruit.crustytoothpaste.net>
In-Reply-To: <30639771-4999-45f4-a8d7-1ed4774ffd8e@ashlesh.me>

On 2025-10-15 at 14:12:09, Ashlesh Gawande wrote:

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> Oh I see - yeah don't want to erase the credentials.
> Was trying to figure why 403 was happening instead of a prompt (as I was not
> aware of netrc file being used).
> Thanks for the detailed explanation and suggestions Brian!
> 
> Is it worth it to include the netrc tests in git that I wrote as part of
> this

Yes, I think if you have patches to test our netrc handling, those would be very welcome. I was complaining a couple months ago about how we had no tests for netrc after I accidentally broke the code that makes it work, so I would very much appreciate any tests we could add to make that less likely in the future.

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brian m. carlson (they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA