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@nevans nevans commented Oct 14, 2023

secret is similar to username: a convenient alias with ambiguous semantics. Adding it is reasonable, but I probably wouldn't add it only for Net::IMAP. However, relevant to #23, Net::SMTP uses it and probably others would find it useful too.

@nevans nevans added the SASL 🔒 Authentication and authentication mechanisms label Oct 14, 2023
@nevans nevans force-pushed the sasl/secrets-kwarg branch from ff55f27 to 1d74a33 Compare October 20, 2023 02:01
`secret` is similar to `username`: a convenient alias with ambiguous
semantics.  Adding it is reasonable, but I probably wouldn't add it only
for `Net::IMAP`.  However, `Net::SMTP` uses it, and probably others
would find it useful too.
@nevans nevans force-pushed the sasl/secrets-kwarg branch from 1d74a33 to 1cb0c17 Compare October 20, 2023 02:15
@nevans nevans merged commit c48a4de into ruby:master Oct 20, 2023
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