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bug #22766: .netrc supersedes .wgetrc

Submitter:  Noël Köthe <nok>
Submitted:  Fri 28 Mar 2008 06:28:54 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Program Logic Severity:  2 - Minor
Priority:  5 - Normal Status:  Confirmed
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Open/Closed:  Open
Release:  1.11 Operating System:  GNU/Linux
Reproducibility:  Every Time Fixed Release:  None
Planned Release:  2.0 Regression:  None
Work Required:  None Patch Included:  None
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Fri 28 Mar 2008 06:52:08 PM UTC, comment #1: 

http://www.mail-archive.com/wget@sunsite.dk/msg10219.html
gives a rationale for .netrc superseding because it's more "specific".

The problem, of course, is that it's not "more specific to Wget", but allows more specific (per-host) settings.

IMO, .wgetrc (and command-line) should supersede, but .wgetrc should also provide the same precision capabilities .netrc does.

Should probably done when path-specific config is done.

Micah Cowan <micahcowan>
Fri 28 Mar 2008 06:28:54 PM UTC, original submission:  

Hello,

a forwarded bug I can reproduce with 1.11.1: http://bugs.debian.org/134765

$ cat .wgetrc
login = anonymous

$ cat .netrc
default login bug134765 password wget

$ LC_ALL=C wget -d ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/wget/wget_1.11.1.orig.tar.gz
DEBUG output created by Wget 1.11.1 on linux-gnu.

--2008-03-28 19:27:21--  ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/wget/wget_1.11.1.orig.tar.gz
           => `wget_1.11.1.orig.tar.gz'
Resolving ftp.debian.org... 128.101.240.212
Caching ftp.debian.org => 128.101.240.212
Connecting to ftp.debian.org|128.101.240.212|:21... connected.
Created socket 3.
Releasing 0x0000000000653bd0 (new refcount 1).
Logging in as bug134765 ... 220 saens.debian.org FTP server (vsftpd)

--> USER bug134765

530 This FTP server is anonymous only.

The server refuses login.
Closed fd 3
Retrying.

.wgetrc should supersede .netrc IMHO.

Do you agree?

Regards Noèl

Noël Köthe <nok>

 

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    2008-03-28 micahcowan Severity3 - Normal 2 - Minor
        StatusNone Confirmed
    2008-03-28 micahcowan Planned ReleaseNone 2.0

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