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

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Hi,

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > 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@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > 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.

I really think it would be good if this patch was amended with a simple 
and quick test. Using the stdin/stdout server method, it should not be 
hard.

Ciao,
Dscho

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