# [GSoC PATCH v2 0/1] improve smtp auth error handling logic 3 messages from 2025-03-11 to 2025-03-11. Participants: Zheng Yuting, Yuting Zheng. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/63091 ## Zheng Yuting, 2025-03-11 06:24 Subject: [GSoC PATCH v2 0/1] improve smtp auth error handling logic Message-ID: <20250311062440.3566116-1-05ZYT30@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20250311062440.3566116-1-05ZYT30%40gmail.com ``` This patch enhances error handling in the smtp_auth_maybe() function by distinguishing between temporary errors and permanent authentication failures. Zheng Yuting (1): improve smtp authentication error handling logic git-send-email.perl | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) -- 2.49.0.rc0.57.gdb91954e18 ``` ## Zheng Yuting, 2025-03-11 06:24 Subject: [GSoC PATCH v2 1/1] improve smtp authentication error handling logic Message-ID: <20250311062440.3566116-2-05ZYT30@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20250311062440.3566116-2-05ZYT30%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20250311062440.3566116-1-05ZYT30@gmail.com> ``` --- git-send-email.perl | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl index 798d59b84f..a012d61abb 100755 --- a/git-send-email.perl +++ b/git-send-email.perl @@ -1419,19 +1419,19 @@ sub smtp_auth_maybe { die "invalid smtp auth: '${smtp_auth}'"; } - # TODO: Authentication may fail not because credentials were + # Authentication may fail not because credentials were # invalid but due to other reasons, in which we should not # reject credentials. $auth = Git::credential({ 'protocol' => 'smtp', 'host' => smtp_host_string(), 'username' => $smtp_authuser, - # if there's no password, "git credential fill" will - # give us one, otherwise it'll just pass this one. 'password' => $smtp_authpass + }, sub { my $cred = shift; - + my $result; + my $error; if ($smtp_auth) { my $sasl = Authen::SASL->new( mechanism => $smtp_auth, @@ -1441,13 +1441,27 @@ sub smtp_auth_maybe { authname => $cred->{'username'}, } ); - return !!$smtp->auth($sasl); + } else { + # Handle plain authentication errors + eval { + $result = $smtp->auth($cred->{'username'}, $cred->{'password'}); + 1; # Ensure true value is returned + } or do { + $error = $@ || 'Unknown error'; + }; } - - return !!$smtp->auth($cred->{'username'}, $cred->{'password'}); + # Unified error handling logic + if ($error) { + # Match temporary errors + if ($error =~ /timeout|temporary|greylist|throttled|quota\s+exceeded|queue|overload|try\s+again|connection\s+lost|network\s+error/i) { + warn "SMTP temporary error: $error"; + return 1; + } + return 0; + } + return !!$result; }); - return $auth; } -- 2.49.0.rc0.57.gdb91954e18 ``` ## Yuting Zheng, 2025-03-11 06:49 Subject: Re: [GSoC PATCH v2 1/1] improve smtp authentication error handling logic Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAMvj1%2Br4K4ppX4GC_-1R5TjfhGcGGH6ccT5V51w-QS8nS%2BLZwA%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20250311062440.3566116-2-05ZYT30@gmail.com> ``` Hi everyone, I am a new contributor; please forgive my mistake. I mistakenly released the v2 patch without any code changes. Please disregard this version and avoid reverting based on it. I will release a corrected patch with the intended updates shortly. Apologies for any inconvenience. Best regards, Zheng Yuting On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM Zheng Yuting <05zyt30@gmail.com> wrote: > > --- > git-send-email.perl | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------- > 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl > index 798d59b84f..a012d61abb 100755 > --- a/git-send-email.perl > +++ b/git-send-email.perl > @@ -1419,19 +1419,19 @@ sub smtp_auth_maybe { > die "invalid smtp auth: '${smtp_auth}'"; > } > > - # TODO: Authentication may fail not because credentials were > + # Authentication may fail not because credentials were > # invalid but due to other reasons, in which we should not > # reject credentials. > $auth = Git::credential({ > 'protocol' => 'smtp', > 'host' => smtp_host_string(), > 'username' => $smtp_authuser, > - # if there's no password, "git credential fill" will > - # give us one, otherwise it'll just pass this one. > 'password' => $smtp_authpass > + > }, sub { > my $cred = shift; > - > + my $result; > + my $error; > if ($smtp_auth) { > my $sasl = Authen::SASL->new( > mechanism => $smtp_auth, > @@ -1441,13 +1441,27 @@ sub smtp_auth_maybe { > authname => $cred->{'username'}, > } > ); > - > return !!$smtp->auth($sasl); > + } else { > + # Handle plain authentication errors > + eval { > + $result = $smtp->auth($cred->{'username'}, $cred->{'password'}); > + 1; # Ensure true value is returned > + } or do { > + $error = $@ || 'Unknown error'; > + }; > } > - > - return !!$smtp->auth($cred->{'username'}, $cred->{'password'}); > + # Unified error handling logic > + if ($error) { > + # Match temporary errors > + if ($error =~ /timeout|temporary|greylist|throttled|quota\s+exceeded|queue|overload|try\s+again|connection\s+lost|network\s+error/i) { > + warn "SMTP temporary error: $error"; > + return 1; > + } > + return 0; > + } > + return !!$result; > }); > - > return $auth; > } > > -- > 2.49.0.rc0.57.gdb91954e18 ```